Iraq in turmoil as 25 protesting Iran’s influence are killed
The latest violence brings the death toll since early October to more than 370, with more than 15,000 wounded
28 November 2019 - 17:26
Nasiriyah — Iraq’s southern hot-spot of Nasiriyah was in bloody upheaval on Thursday after a government crackdown killed 25 protesters and thousands defied a curfew to march in their funerals, following the dramatic torching of an Iranian consulate.
Iraq’s capital and south have been torn by the worst street unrest since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, as a protest movement has vented its fury at the government and its backers in neighbouring Iran...
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