PM's promise to rein in rogue militias in bid to fight corruption and carry out restructuring has been met with increased instability and violence

Political deadlock continues amid 3 months of protests and deadly police crackdowns, with demonstrators railing against corruption and Iranian influence

The 77-year-old veteran politician was seen as a unifying figure among Iraq's divided factions and international allies, but popular rage at endemic graft doomed his government

Iranian diplomatic staff escape unharmed through back door; at least 350 anti-government demonstrators killed so far in protests against rampant corruption

Hundreds already dead in crackdown against growing protests over rampant corruption and clientelism; UN calls for 'maximum restraint,' including no use of live ammunition

Protesters over rampant unemployment and corruption continue to gather throughout the country despite curfews, threats of arrest and violence that has left nearly 240 dead

Rallies demanding overhaul of political system, end to corruption turned deadly in early October when security forces killed at least 157

As death toll nears 100, demonstrators demand reforms to battle corruption and soaring unemployment