Renewed Violence In Iraq Protests Kills Six

Six people were killed in the Iraqi capital and a southern city on Saturday, officials said, pushing the overall death toll in this month’s … Continue reading Renewed Violence In Iraq Protests Kills Six

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated October 26, 2019

Iraqi protesters gather near the capital Baghdad’s Al-Jumhuriyah Bridge on October 26, 2019, during an anti-government rally. Iraqi security forces fired tear gas to clear lingering protesters in Baghdad this morning, after dozens died in a bloody resumption of anti-government rallies to be discussed in parliament. AFP

Iraqi protesters gather near the capital Baghdad’s Al-Jumhuriyah Bridge on October 26, 2019, during an anti-government rally. AFP

Six people were killed in the Iraqi capital and a southern city on Saturday, officials said, pushing the overall death toll in this month’s anti-government protests to more than 200.

Three protesters were killed in Baghdad and another three people died in the southern city of Nasiriyah, according to Ali Bayati of the Iraqi Human Rights Commission.

Those in Nasiriyah were shot dead while torching a local official’s home, a police source told AFP.

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