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More than 600 people were killed after anti-government protests erupted across central and southern Iraq in 2019. AFP
More than 600 people were killed after anti-government protests erupted across central and southern Iraq in 2019. AFP
Iraqi man sentenced to death for 2019 murder of activist
Kifah Al Guraiti convicted of killing Thaer Al Tayeb, who died in a car bombing
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25 October, 2022