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Iraqi protesters torch Iranian consulate in Najaf, curfew imposed
BAGHDAD: Iraqi protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Najaf and set fire to the building yesterday, bringing a new level of violence to demonstrations aimed at the downfall of a government backed by Tehran. It was
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Iraqi forces shoot three dead in southern city as protests flare
BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces shot three anti-government protesters dead in the southern city of Nassiriya yesterday, police and medics said, adding to scores killed in weeks of unrest that have shaken the war-weary country out of relative stability it had enjoyed
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Iraqi PM: Stop your protests, economy is getting hurt
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi appealed yesterday to protesters to help restore normal life across the country and said the unrest was costing the economy “billions of dollars”. More than 250 people have been killed since the protests
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Protests resume in Iraq’s Sadr City
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s government issued a second package of proposed social reforms yesterday in an attempt to appease the demands of anti-government protesters who for eight days have demonstrated nationwide, with the loss of 110 lives and 6,000 wounded. Prime Minister
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Iraq on curfew as violent protests escalate nationwide
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi declared a curfew in Baghdad yesterday until further notice after at least seven people were killed and more than 400 were injured during two days of nationwide anti-government protests. Curfews were imposed earlier
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