Iraq Daily Roundup: 13 Killed; Protesters Undeterred

by | Jan 27, 2020 | 0 comments

At least 13 people were killed, and 262 were wounded:

Protest News:

In Baghdad, new casualty figures from the last couple of days reveal that at least nine people were killed, and 49 more were wounded.

At least 75 people were shot and wounded in ongoing protests in Nasariya. Another 100 were affected by tear gas.

Four protesters were killed, and about 37 protesters were wounded in Basra. A witness estimated about 2,000 people attended a protest on Sunday despite violence on Saturday.

Other News:

A rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad left one cafeteria worker with injuries.

Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006.

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