What do you know about Iraqi leader orders investigation as deadly protests rage on? Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi ordered an investigation into violence that has led to the deaths of at least 31 people this week in ongoing  anti-government protests. The rioters are storming and torching the consulate. in total, more than 300 people have been killed and 15,000 injured in Iraq since the protests began. Protesters have demanded the government to step down and hold early elections under direct supervision of the United Nations.