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The Iraq Uprising of '''2011 '''was an episode of civil unrest in
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[2011](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Western_Asia "wikilink")
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which were a part of the [Arab Spring](Arab_Spring "wikilink") and a
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[larger wave of global revolts](Revolutions_of_2008_-_2014 "wikilink").
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## Background
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Following the [invasion of Iraq by the USA in
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2003](US_Invasion_of_Iraq_\(2003\) "wikilink") and subsequent
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occupation, Iraq had issues of instability, economic turmoil (especially
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high unemployment), poor public services, [Saudi
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intervention](Saudi_Hegemony "wikilink") in [Bahrain's
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uprising](Bahraini_Uprising_\(2011\) "wikilink") and government
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corruption. This led to anger and inspired by the [Tunisian
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Revolution](Tunisian_Revolution "wikilink") a man set himself on fire in
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protest of unemployment.
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## Events
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Protests broke out across cities in Iraq, and soon protesters began
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occupying government buildings and bridges and soldiers began killing
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them. Several government minsiters resigned and corrupt officers were
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arrested. Protesters then began liberating people from jails and police
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began to kill dozens and arrest hundreds. Protesters also came out
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against the US occupation, but the protests fizzled out after 4 months.
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## Results
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The protests saw some corrupt government officials being arrested and
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increase subsidies for utilities. Whether or not the pullout of US
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troops in December 2011 was connected to this is unknown.
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## References
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[Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") - [2011 Iraqi
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protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Iraqi_protests) |