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Breaking: Iraqi Protester Killed in Clashes with Security Forces


Tue 21 Jan 2020 | 12:04 PM
Ahmad El-Assasy

One of the Iraqi protesters was killed near the Al-Kilani petrol station near Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, media sources reported.

The sources added, “Another protester died today after being wounded yesterday in the Diyala province in eastern Iraq."

Sources reported that there were casualties due to clashes between the demonstrators and the security forces in "Al-Senater" Street in Karbala.

Dozens of people were suffocated during intermittent confrontations between the security forces and the demonstrators in al-Kilani Square, near the Muhammad al-Qasim Highway, central Baghdad.

On Monday, Reuters said that 4 protesters and two policemen were killed in continuing protests against the government in Iraq.

Meanwhile, Baghdad police confirmed that "its forces succeeded in opening all the roads that were blocked by the protesters."

The twitterers also circulated video show clashes between the security forces and the protesters. The anti riot police fired live bullets at the demonstrations in Naseriyah.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1219520936291889152

There are other videos that show the clashes in the Iraqi government Karbala. the video show people running away to avoid the security forces shooting at them.

https://twitter.com/AhmedALdulaiemi/status/1219546865651396609

Noteworthy, Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, announced today, Tuesday, the opening of an investigation on targeting the US embassy in Baghdad last night.

In a press statement, Abdul-Mahdi said, "We condemn targeting the embassy as it was attacked by missiles last night."

"This targeting is a crime to which a diplomatic mission on Iraqi soil is exposed," he added.

Abdul-Mahdi directed the Baghdad Operations Command to open an immediate investigation and pursue the rocket launchers at the embassy.