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1 Nov 2019

Iraq’s Shiite clerics condemn attacks on protesters

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

Iraq's Shiite clerics condemn attacks on protestersIraq’s Shiite religious establishment on Friday condemned attacks on peaceful protesters after a month of massive anti-government demonstrations in which security forces have killed at least 250 people. Thousands of protesters continued to clash with security forces on two bridges leading from Baghdad’s Tahrir Square to the heavily fortified Green Zone where the government is headquartered. Videos circulated online of a group of protesters smacking their shoes against a poster showing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the head of its elite Quds force, Gen. Qassim Soleimani, with their faces crossed out.