Police and gunmen exchanged fire in a southern Iraqi city on Thursday killing on...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Police and gunmen exchanged fire in a southern Iraqi city on Thursday killing one person, after 11 others were killed overnight as nationwide anti-government protests escalated into one of the worst security challenges in years.
In Baghdad, the authorities attempted to head off protests by imposing a curfew from 5 a.m. Troops patrolled main roads and public spaces, but by morning sporadic demonstrations had begun, and troops opened fire with live rounds to disperse them.“Despite the curfew we are going out to protest to call for our rights. We want to change the regime. They have arrested our people.
The demonstrations began in Baghdad on Tuesday and quickly grew and spread to other cities, mainly in Iraq’s south. Police have fired live rounds, tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters. Members of Iraqi security forces stand guard on the streets during a curfew, two days after the nationwide anti-government protests turned violent, in Baghdad, Iraq October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-MarjaniThe violence has come just days before the Shi’ite pilgrimage of Arbaeen, when around 20 million worshippers are expected to journey across southern Iraq on foot for days in the largest annual gathering in the world.
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