More demands from protesters in Iraqi city of Basra

The Iraqi government has vowed to crack down on protesters after the Iranian consulate became the latest official building to be torched.

Protesters raise the Iraqi flag at the gate of the Iranian consulate building before storming and burning it in Basra. Source: AAP

Iraqi protesters on Friday torched the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Basra in fresh demonstrations over poor public services after parliament called for an emergency session on the unrest.

Unidentified attackers also fired shells into Baghdad's fortified Green Zone in a rare attack on an area that houses parliament, government offices and the US embassy. There were no casualties.

Journalist Yasser Jassim, from Basra, tells us what is going on now in the city.