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At least 41 killed, five injured in hospital fire in Iraq

At least 41 people were killed and five injured in a coronavirus hospital fire in Iraq’s southern city of Nassiriya, Dhi Qar. “Health crews carried charred bodies out of the burning hospital while many patients were coughing from the rising smoke”, an Alghadeer reporter on the fire site said. Dhi …

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At least 13 wounded in violence in Baghdad – officials

Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds during clashes with anti-government protesters overnight and on Monday morning in Baghdad, wounding at least 13 demonstrators and prompting authorities to close key streets and thoroughfares leading to the city center, officials said. The violence is the latest since protests in …

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Iraqi protesters shut down southern Nassiriya oilfield: sources

Protesters broke into Iraq’s southern Nassiriya oilfield on Saturday and forced employees to cut off electricity from its control station, taking the field offline until further notice, a security source and two oil sources said. The oilfield produces 90,000 barrels a day (BPD) of crude. Protesters chanted “no homeland, no …

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Iraq protests: More deaths as unrest continues

Security forces have allegedly fired on protesters in southern Iraq, killing at least five people and wounding dozens of others. Iraqis have been protesting for weeks against corruption, misgovernance and a lack of jobs. Security forces opened fire on protesters in southern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least five people …

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