Iraq PM vows full probe into killings, reshuffle

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi has promised a full probe into last week's violence that left more than 100 dead in anti-government protests, as calm returned ahead of three days of national mourning.

In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday, Abdel Mahdi pledged a package of reforms and said his government would carry out a "thorough investigation" as well as pay compensation to the "martyrs", both civilians and members of the security forces killed in clashes.

He also said he would propose a government reshuffle on Thursday to parliament. With the return of normal life in Baghdad, traffic has again clogged the main roads of the sprawling city of nine million inhabitants.

The government announced three days of national mourning in the wake of the unrest.

On Tuesday, security restrictions were lifted around Baghdad's Green Zone, where government offices and embassies are based.

Iraq descended into violence last week as protests that began with demands for an end to ...