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In the Middle East, there have been a series of demonstrations¹ as well for very different reasons. Teachers in Jordan have been on the longest strike in the nation's history. Protesters in Egypt and Lebanon have been calling attention to difficult economic conditions, government corruption² and unemployment.

And those same issues are the reasons for widespread protests in the nation of Iraq. At least 34 people there have been killed in three days of demonstrations and a human rights official says more than 1,500 have been injured, including over 400 Iraqi security workers. These are the largest protests Iraq has seen in decades. In?? addition to corruption and the lack of jobs, people are upset about long power outages.

The demonstrators have stormed governors' offices, setting fires in the buildings. They've blocked roads and fought with police. Security forces have used teargas, water cannons³ and some live ammunition⁴ to break up the crowds. And the government has established a curfew in the capital city of Baghdad and several other places.

It's also shut down the Internet in many parts of Iraq. Iraqi leaders say they're trying to meet the demands of the demonstrators, including working to find jobs for young Iraqis. The National Security Council also says it's doing what it can to protect people and property.

But the country continues to struggle from decades of war. Iraq fought with Iran for eight years in the 1980s. It tried to take over neighboring Kuwait in 1990, but was pushed out by a U.S.-led group in 1991. Its long time dictator Saddam Hussein was overthrown⁵ by a U.S.-led coalition⁶ in another war in 2003. And the nation's democratic government has battled the ISIS terrorist group between 2014 and 2017.

So, Iraq's struggles, which include high poverty and unemployment, continue to challenge the Middle Eastern nation.

1 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

2 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

3 cannons   

n.加农炮，大炮，火炮( cannon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

5 overthrown   

adj. 打翻的，推倒的，倾覆的 动词overthrow的过去分词

参考例句：

• The president was overthrown in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被赶下台。
• He has overthrown the basic standards of morality. 他已摒弃了基本的道德标准。

6 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。