Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki gave government ministers 100 days to deliver results and eliminate corruption or be fired, the government announced after an emergency cabinet meeting Sunday.
The announcement follows weeks of demonstrations across the country by protesters angry about unemployment, poor basic services, corruption and a lack of freedom. At least 13 people died in protests Friday.
The prime minister said Sunday there would be investigations into the deaths to determine who started the violence.
The work of every ministry will be assessed after 100 days, al-Maliki vowed.
"Changes will be made based on these assessments," he warned.
Since early February, thousands of protesters have participated in a series of demonstrations across the country, apparently inspired by popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia.
On Saturday, protesters in Samarra defied curfew to attend the funerals of two people killed during protests there, chanting "God is great" and "Down with the government".
Security forces battled some of the protesters and later opened fire to disperse the crowd, wounding at least eight, police said. CNN
