Nearly 1,800 people were injured nationally as demonstrators took to the streets to vent frustration at political elites they say have failed to improve their lives after years of conflict.

​​The presidential yacht for Saddam Hussein​, ​dubbed "Basrah Breeze," will now be enjoyed by the pilots who guide shipping in and out of the southern Iraqi city of Basra.

Militants unleashed on Monday a wave of suicide attacks across Iraq, killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens, officials said.