Iraqi protesters block streets in anti-government protests

Iraqi protesters blocked streets in Baghdad and Najaf on Sunday, burning tires to restrict traffic as part of ongoing anti-government protests in the country. Protesters are demanding an overhaul of a political system that they see as profoundly corrupt and keeping most Iraqis in poverty. More than 450 people have been killed since the demonstrators began. Iraqi security forces killed at least one protester and wounded 25 others on Friday when they launched tear gas canisters to break up a crowd who are trying to breach Baghdad's Sinak bridge, security said.