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Protesters in #Karbala have

artappraiser — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 22:15:49 +0000

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Protesters in #Karbala have stormed the Iranian consulate in the town and downed the Iranian flag and raised the Iraqi flag. #IraqProtests #العراق pic.twitter.com/34V1MVyp1A
— Lawk Ghafuri (@LawkGhafuri) November 3, 2019

Qassem Soleimani, arguably

artappraiser — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 20:44:42 +0000

In reply to Iraqi protesters pack Baghdad square after claims of Kerbala livefire massacre of at least 18 and 865 wounded

Qassem Soleimani, arguably the most effective intelligence officer and military commander in the region, is now the public face of Iranian hegemony—and Iraqi disdain: https://t.co/Wh5YjOYbEB pic.twitter.com/yQPHbCrTYb
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) November 3, 2019

The humble three-wheeled tuk

artappraiser — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 07:56:46 +0000

In reply to Iraqi protesters pack Baghdad square after claims of Kerbala livefire massacre of at least 18 and 865 wounded

The humble three-wheeled tuk-tuk has become the symbol of Iraq’s uprising

Iraq’s once-marginalized tuk tuk drivers — symbolic of how hard life had become for average Iraqis — have been ferrying wounded protesters and helping to keep the protests alive.

By Mustafa Salim and Miriam Berger @ WashingtonPost.com, Nov. 1

Al Jazeera English changed

artappraiser — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:32:30 +0000

In reply to Iraqi protesters pack Baghdad square after claims of Kerbala livefire massacre of at least 18 and 865 wounded

Al Jazeera English changed their headline from this tweet:

At least 14 killed and hundreds wounded in Karbala as Iraqi forces open fire on anti-government protesters https://t.co/4V65ZHUicO | #IraqProtests pic.twitter.com/g7ZABZRpcW
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 29, 2019

to this

Local officials deny reports of deaths at protests in Iraq's Karbala https://t.co/J6AwF6ApBs pic.twitter.com/RHlo1x9nuj
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 29, 2019

Al Arabiya has not changed their story (yet;maybe they still will):

At least 18 people were killed during the break up of a sit-in by protesters in Iraq’s Karbala, medical sources tell Al Arabiya.https://t.co/pAhRj0tBb4
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) October 29, 2019

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The National has this:

artappraiser — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:30:45 +0000

In reply to Iraqi protesters pack Baghdad square after claims of Kerbala livefire massacre of at least 18 and 865 wounded

The National has this:

Karbala protests: more killed as guns are turned on Iraqi crowds, Oct. 29

Protesters in Karbala say students are gathering to demonstrate again today despite a night of violence

At least 18 people were killed and 865 wounded in the Iraqi city of Karbala over Monday night when protesters came under attack.

Demonstrations turned violent outside the governorate's council office about 10pm local time.

Riot police and paramilitary units arrived and opened fire, protester Samir told The National.

"They hit protesters with live bullets from inside their cars," Samir said. "How can they attack them like this?"

Ali, another protester, said the police and army were also attacked by people wearing black civilian clothes.

“Unknown forces aimed at protesters, police and army," Ali said. "The police were co-operating with the protesters.

"There was a high number of injuries and some died. They used live bullets."

It was not clear who was behind the attack, and protesters said they were not sure whether the men were police or militias because it was hard to see through the tear gas [....]