Meanwhile, the media office of Joint Operations Command (JOC) said in a statement that two protesters and two security members were killed by snipers in the Tayran Square in downtown Baghdad and in eastern part of the city.
The JOC warned the Iraqi citizens that unidentified parties intend to agitate the civilians to create sedition between the security forces and the citizens, the statement said.
The demonstrations spread to other cities in the central and southern provinces, including the city of Diwaniyah, the capital of Qadsiyah province, where violent clashes occurred between demonstrators and security forces in the vicinity of the provincial government compound.
Arshad al-Salihi, member of the parliament human rights committee, told reporters that Diwaniyah witnessed clashes during the day that resulted in the killing of a civilian and wounding of 11 others, including three security members.
The violent protests also renewed in the provinces of Basra, Maysan and Wasit in southern Iraq and Diyala in eastern part of the country.
After four successive days of protests, the death toll rose to 41 killed, according to figures provided by Ali al-Bayati, a member of the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human Rights.
Al-Bayati said that "a total of 38 civilians and three security members were killed in the protests, while 1,952 were wounded, including 363 security members."
The demonstrations erupted in Baghdad and several provinces across Iraq on Tuesday to protest against rising unemployment, government corruption, and lack of basic services.
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