Protests Iraq

• At least 3 dead, dozens wounded at anti-government protests in Iraq

  The violence is the latest since protests in Iraq reignited last week after a brief lull amid soaring tensions between Washington and Tehran following a U.S. drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad earlier this month.

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  Jan 20, 2020
  
• Close to 500 people killed in Iraq protests since October: human rights group

  Iraq has been roiled by protests since Oct. 1 in which demonstrators have taken to the streets to decry corruption, poor services and a lack of jobs. They have also called for an end to the political system imposed after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

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  Dec 28, 2019
  
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• 25 dead, 130 wounded as violent protests continue in Iraq

  Three among the dead were policeman and the rest were protesters, the officials said.

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  Dec 7, 2019
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• Iraq MPs accept prime minister’s resignation as violent protests continue

  Protesters continued to close roads, including those leading to a major commodities port, in mass demonstrations in southern Iraq.

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  Dec 1, 2019
• Iraqi prime minister submits formal resignation amid violent protests

  Security and hospital officials say two protesters were killed and 15 wounded early Saturday by security forces who fired live rounds at them in the holy city of Najaf, in southern Iraq.

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  Nov 30, 2019
• 1 killed, 21 wounded as violent protests continue in Iraq

  At least 17 protesters have died in renewed clashes, which kicked off last Thursday.

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  Nov 26, 2019
• Iraq protesters burn tires, block access to country’s main port

  Protesters burned tires, blocking the roads to the Umm Qasr port, responsible for the bulk of the country's commodities imports, a Basra security official said.

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  Nov 18, 2019
• 6 dead, more than 100 wounded in Iraq anti-government protests

  Mass protests erupted in Baghdad and across southern Iraq last month, calling for the overhaul of the political system established after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

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  Nov 9, 2019
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• 3 protesters killed in attack on Iranian Consulate: police

  More than 250 people have been killed so far since the protests first erupted last month as security forces moved in to contain the increasingly violent rallies.

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  Nov 4, 2019