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Iraqi security forces, left, close a bridge leading to the heavily guarded Green Zone while protesters chant anti-government slogans during a demonstrationin Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 4, 2011. Some hundreds of people are gathering in central Baghdad for an anti-government demonstration despite a vehicle ban that has forced many to walk for hours to attend the rally. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

An Iraqi soldier inspects the site of a bomb attack in Basra, 550 km (342 miles) south of Baghdad, March 6, 2011. A roadside bomb targeting a U.S. military convoy exploded near a civilian bus in the southern oil hub of Basra on Sunday, killing six people and wounding a dozen others, provincial officials said. Reuters/Atef Hassan

A protester shouts slogans during an anti-government rally in central Baghdad March 4, 2011 Reuters/Mohammed Ameen

Protesters chant anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 4, 2011. Hundreds of people are gathering in downtown Baghdadfor an anti-government demonstration despite a vehicle ban that has forced many to walk for hours to the heart of the capital. The banners in Arabic read, 'Yes to democracy' and ' We demand accountability of the corrupt' and 'People demanding reform.' (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Iraqi security forces close a bridge leading to the heavily guarded Green Zone ahead of a protest in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 4, 2011. Hundreds ofpeople are gathering in downtown Baghdad for an anti-government demonstration despite a vehicle ban that has forced many to walk for hours to the heart of the capital. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi demonstrators burn boxes during clashes with security forces at an anti-government protest in the central city of Karbala on February 25. Protesterswere heading on foot Friday into central Baghdad after officials imposed vehicle bans on major cities ahead of rallies over corruption, unemployment and poor public services. (AFP/File/Mohammed Sawaf)

Iraqi demonstrators hold banners calling for reform during an anti-government protest in the southern city of Basra on February 25. Protesters streamedinto central Baghdad on foot after authorities imposed vehicle bans on major cities ahead of rallies over corruption, unemployment and poor public services. (AFP/File)

Iraqi riot police try to push back demonstrators during an anti-government protest in the western city of Ramadi on February 25. Protesters streamed intocentral Baghdad on foot after authorities imposed vehicle bans on major cities ahead of rallies over corruption, unemployment and poor public services. (AFP/File/Azhar Shallal)

Iraqi anti-terror police stand guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad. A suicide bomber has blown himself up inside a bank in the northwestern Iraqi city ofHaditha, killing nine people, including three policemen, according to the town's mayor. (AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

Iraqi police officers prevent protesters from entering the southern electricity directorate building in central Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 3, 2011. More than 1000 people, who have been working as employees in the southern electricity directorate for five years on short-term contracts, demanded permanent contracts on Thursday. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa (L) and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari (R) observe a minute of silence before the opening of an emergencymeeting among the Arab League foreign ministers held to discuss issues about Libya, at the headquarters in Cairo March 2, 2011. Zebari called on the ministers to observe the minute of silence in memory of Arabs killed during waves of pro-reform protests that have swept the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia from power and are challenging the rule of others in Bahrain and Yemen, as well as Libya. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Saudi Hawks : The Royal Saudi Hawks, the aerobatic team of the Saudi Air Force, perform during a military show in Kuwait City as the Gulf state marks its 50th Independence Day and 20th anniversary of the end of the Gulf war with the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation. (AFP/Yasser al-Zayyat)

- U.S. soldiers help a woman on a wheelchair near the Red Crescent association building in Kerbala, 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Baghdad February 28, 2011. The Iraqi Red Crescent distributed 100 wheelchairs and presents funded by the U.S. military on Monday in Kerbala. Reuters/Mushtaq Muhammed

Smoke billows from a burning building as Iraqi demonstrators stand atop an army vehicle in Mosul on Friday. Iraq's prime minister has warned his cabinet to shape up within 100 days or face "changes", as protest organisers called for a fresh set of rallies after 16 were killed during Friday's demonstrations.(AFP/File/-)

U.S. military soldiers carry the flag of the United States Central Command at the beginning of a military parade in Subiya, Kuwait February 26, 2011. The parade is held to mark 20 years of liberation from the Iraqi Invasion during the Gulf War in 1991. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee

Soldiers from the French Military carry the flag of the French Republic's 11 regiment during a military parade in Subiya, Kuwait February 26, 2011. The parade is held to mark 20 years of liberation from the Iraqi Invasion during the Gulf War in 1991. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee

Kuwaiti soldiers carry the flags of Coalition Forces in Subiya during a military parade in Subiya, Kuwait February 26, 2011. The parade is held to mark 20 years of liberation from the Iraqi Invasion during the Gulf War in 1991. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee

A soldier from the United Arab Emirate waves to the crowd during a military parade in Subiya, Kuwait February 26, 2011. The parade is held to mark 20 years of liberation from the Iraqi Invasion during the Gulf War in 1991. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee

Kuwaiti police special forces ride on an armoured vehicle during a military parade in Subiya, Kuwait February 26, 2011. The parade is held to mark 20 years of liberation from the Iraqi Invasion during the Gulf War in 1991. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee

A Kuwaiti female police officer smiles as she watches a military parade in Subiya, Kuwait February 26, 2011. The parade is held to mark 20 years of liberation from the Iraqi Invasion during the Gulf War in 1991. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee

Kuwaiti armed forces march past pictures of Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (right) and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah during a military parade in Subiya. The Gulf state of Kuwait marked the 20th anniversary of its liberation from Iraqi occupation with a massive international military parade as 17 world leaders watched.(AFP/Yasser al-Zayyat

Iraqi demonstrators shout slogans during an anti-government protest in the central city of Karbala. The spiritual leader of Iraq's Shiite majority called on politicians to slash their benefits and improve public services, a day after thousands took part in a nationwide "Day of Rage".(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)

The Arab Revolution of 2011