Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed; Protest Violence Resumes

by | Mar 8, 2020 | 0 comments

At least six people were killed, and 28 others were wounded in recent violence:

In Kirkuk, a body bearing torture evidence was discovered

An unidentified body was found in Mosul.

Gunmen killed a trucker near Baquba.

A clan sheikh was murdered in Basra.

A bomb in Ain al-Jahsh wounded three people.

Three oil workers were wounded when a bomb blew up in Najmeh.

In Hammam al-Alil, a bomb wounded two policemen.

Heavy Coalition bombing was reported in Makhmour.

Protest news:

In Baghdad, security and militia forces killed two protesters near Khulani Square. Also, 20 protesters were wounded.

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

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