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Demonstrators block Al Shuhada bridge during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
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Anti-government protesters stage a sit-in around a bridge leading to the Green Zone government areas in Baghdad. AP Photo
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An Iraqi protester holds out spent bullet casings at a demonstration in the southern port of Umm Qasr after security forces attempted to break up crowds blocking the road to the port. AFP
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Iraqi protesters gather during an anti-government demonstration in Nasiriyah, the capital of the southern province of Dhi Qar. AFP
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Iraqi protesters gather during a late anti-government demonstration in Nasiriyah, the capital of the southern province of Dhi Qar. AFP
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Iraqi policemen search youths on their way to attend an anti-government sit-in in Nasiriyah, the capital of the southern province of Dhi Qar. AFP
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A general view of Tahrir square as demonstrators take part during the ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad. Reuters
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Anti-government protesters block the port of Umm Qasr, south of Basra as Iraqi security forces try to reopen the country's main ports. AP Photo
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Demonstrators are seen at the place where tents were burned last night during the ongoing anti-government protests in Basra. Reuters
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Anti-government protesters wear camouflage sniper uniforms during anti-government protests in Baghdad. AP Photo
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Demonstrators block Al Shuhada bridge during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
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Anti-government protesters stage a sit-in around a bridge leading to the Green Zone government areas in Baghdad. AP Photo
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An Iraqi protester holds out spent bullet casings at a demonstration in the southern port of Umm Qasr after security forces attempted to break up crowds blocking the road to the port. AFP
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Iraqi protesters gather during an anti-government demonstration in Nasiriyah, the capital of the southern province of Dhi Qar. AFP
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Iraqi protesters gather during a late anti-government demonstration in Nasiriyah, the capital of the southern province of Dhi Qar. AFP
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Iraqi policemen search youths on their way to attend an anti-government sit-in in Nasiriyah, the capital of the southern province of Dhi Qar. AFP
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A general view of Tahrir square as demonstrators take part during the ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad. Reuters
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Anti-government protesters block the port of Umm Qasr, south of Basra as Iraqi security forces try to reopen the country's main ports. AP Photo
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Demonstrators are seen at the place where tents were burned last night during the ongoing anti-government protests in Basra. Reuters
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Anti-government protesters wear camouflage sniper uniforms during anti-government protests in Baghdad. AP Photo
Iraq will use 'new level of force to destroy' anti-government protests
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi will 'give free rein' to security forces, officials say
Jack Moore
Mina Aldroubi
10 November, 2019
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