Anti-government protesters clash with supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Nassiriya, Iraq, on Nov 27, 2020. NASIRIYAH: Four people were shot dead and dozens wounded in Iraq's south on Friday , medics said, in clashes between anti-government protesters and supporters of firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr.
On Friday, followers of the cleric attacked a tent camp of anti-government protesters in Nasiriyah's Habboubi Square, said Mohammad al-Khayyat, a leader of the anti-government movement. In the evening, clashes continued with an AFP correspondent reporting that many of the demonstrators' tents had been set on fire while chaos reigned around the square.AdvertisementNasiriyah was a major hub for the anti-government protest movement that erupted in October 2019.
Smoke rises during clashes between anti-government protesters and supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Nassiriya, Iraq on Nov 27, 2020. In a tweet this week, Sadr said he expected major wins in the new elections and would push for the next prime minister to be a member of his movement for the first time.
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