Anti-government protesters clash with supporters of Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al Sadr in Nasiriyah, Iraq November 27, 2020.
Their turnout overshadowed the rival youth-dominated movement that had erupted in October 2019 but had petered out in recent months due to geopolitical tensions and the novel coronavirus pandemic. Medical sources told that the violence had left four people dead and wounded 51 others, nine of them by gunfire.
It was also the site of one of the bloodiest incidents of the uprising nearly one year ago on November 28, when more than three dozen died in protest-related violence. 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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