Iraqi security forces shoot dead at least 45 protesters after demonstrators storm and torch an Iranian consulate overnight
Iraqi demonstrators take part in the ongoing anti-government protests,in Nassiriya, Iraq on November 28, 2019.
In Nasiriyah thousands of mourners took to the streets, defying a curfew t o bury their dead after the mass shooting. Iran has called for a “responsible, strong and effective” response to the burning of its consulate, Abbas Mousavi, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, said in statements to Iran’s official IRNA news agency.In the oil-rich city of Nasiriyah, 31 protesters were killed overnight and 215 wounded by security forces who fired to drive them away them from key bridges, security and medical officials said on Thursday.
The violence erupted after the Prime Minister Mahdi dispatched military commanders to "restore order" in the protest-hit south, hours after demonstrators torched Tehran's consulate in the shrine city of Najaf.This map of Iraq shows the cities where violence erupted after anti-government protests started across the country on October 1.
At least 350 people have been killed by security forces, which routinely used live ammunition and tear gas to disperse crowds, sometimes shooting protesters directly with gas canisters, causing several fatalities.a member of the Baghdad local government, for more on "crisis cells" set up by the government. The US Embassy denounced a recent decision by Iraq's media regulator to suspend nine TV channels, calling for the Communications and Media Commission to reverse its decision.
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