<span style="color: #222222;">Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi's cabinet has issued a series of reforms after an extraordinary session overnight in response to sweeping anti-government rallies that have left nearly 100 dead.<br />'' <br />'' Iraqis have gathered in Baghdad and across the south since Tuesday to demand widespread government reforms, which Abdel Mahdi had promised to tackle when he came into power just under a year ago.<br />'' <br />'' His cabinet today issued a decree including more than a dozen planned reforms including land distribution, military enlistment and increased welfare stipends for needy families.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The government has officially designated those killed as martyrs, granting their families a special set of benefits.</span><br />