Two Iraqi protesters have been killed and at least 20 others wounded during a renewed violence in Baghdad
This picture taken on January 17, 2020 shows a view of the anti-government protest sit-in at the Iraqi capital's central Tahrir Square.
Riot police fired tear gas and hurled sound bombs to disperse crowds on the strategic Sinak Bridge after protesters attempted to breach cement barriers previously erected by security forces, causing the casualties, activists and medical and security officials said. Friday’s violence breaks a period of calm between protesters and security after tensions soared between Tehran and Washington following a US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general. Both countries showed signs of de-escalation after Iran retaliated by attacking two military Iraqi bases hosting American troops without causing fatalities.
In an attempt to bring back focus to the goals of the protest movement, anti-government protesters in the southern city of Nasiriyah gave the government a week's deadline to take serious steps to implement changes. The deadline runs out early next week.
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