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109 Killed and 6,000 Wounded as Anti-Government Protests Rage in Iraq

HeadlineOct 07, 2019

Mass anti-government protests are continuing in Iraq. The death toll has now topped 109 as police and soldiers continue to open fire on thousands of demonstrators who are defying government-imposed curfews. Later in the broadcast, we’ll speak with Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent.

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