Shafaq News- Wasit
Iraqi security forces raided the homes of residents andactivists who took part in protests over deteriorating electricity supplies inWasit province, arresting several residents and activists, a security sourcetold Shafaq News on Friday.
Wasit has witnessed demonstrations over the past two days inresponse to worsening electricity outages. Protesters blocked the entrance tothe Provincial Council building before security forces responded with tear gas.
A security source previously said demonstrators gathered inKut, the provincial capital of Wasit, to protest the electricity situation andlater moved to block the council building.
A local activist, who declined to be identified, told ShafaqNews earlier this week that protesters had faced “a heavy security crackdownand that more than 10 demonstrators had been arrested.”