![FILE - In this Friday, March 24, 2017 file photo, followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr chant slogans demanding government reform during a demonstration at Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq. In early October 2019, social media users began sharing a falsely captioned photo from this event claiming to depict recent protests in Iraq. The country has been embroiled in anti-government clashes for the past week as protesters demand jobs, improved services and an end to corruption. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3QD7QPCRC6DKLMHA2UHQOSEIIM.jpg?smart=true&auth=6ed0c0d45b2d4f9410cbc0fa77d87fd238c6f18b55f6ca4dad23e3fc2ff6c5c9&width=400&height=225)
Followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr chant slogans demanding government reform during a demonstration at Tahrir square in Baghdad. AP
Followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr chant slogans demanding government reform during a demonstration at Tahrir square in Baghdad. AP
Baghdad ups probes into protest bloodshed as pressure mounts
At least 108 people were killed and more than 6,000 wounded in six days of protests
Agence France Presse
17 October, 2019