Iraq has lifted curfew from Bashra 5A49.9-I

(40.15) Iraq has lifted curfew from Bashra

The government has lifted curfew issued in Iraq's Basrah. The curfew has been lifted at local time on Saturday night, said the military said. This information is from the British Reuters news report.

Anti-government protests continue in the city of Basra for the last five days in protest of economic crisis, corruption, unemployment and water and electricity crisis in Iraq. Protesters have attacked several government installations in Iraq over the last few days. At least nine people in Basra have been killed and many have been killed in the past five days. Then there curfew was issued.