Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced Friday he would resign after more than 40 anti-government protesters were killed by security forces a day earlier, as deadly confrontations between demonstrators and authorities continue across Baghdad and southern Iraq. IRAN PROTESTERS BURN IRANIAN CONSULATE AS DEADLY UNREST CONTINUESHe was appointed Iraq's fifth prime minister following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Iraq's top Shiite cleric, the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, also called for lawmakers to withdraw their support for the prime minister. "The political system will replace him with someone exactly the same,” said Taif, a 39-year-old protester. Saad Hariri resigned as Lebanon's prime minister on Oct. 29, which has resulted in gridlock and uncertainly in that country's political system.

Source: Fox News November 29, 2019 22:30 UTC