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Iraqi protesters hold a candlelight vigil for victims killed during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala, south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on November 2, 2019 Iraqi security forces clashed with anti-government protesters near the capital's Tahrir Square today as anti-government rallies which have rocked Baghdad for a month cost more lives. Mohammed SAWAF / AFP
November 3rd, 2019 - 07:51 GMT

Mass Iraqi Protests Heighten Tensions Between Religious Authority and Iran

The mass demonstrations in Iraq have heightened tensions between Najaf’s supreme religious authority, led by Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Al-Sistani, and Iran’s supreme religious leader Ali Khamenei, sources close to Sistani said on Saturday. Baghdad and nine southern Shiite-dominated provinces have been witnessing mass demonstrations since Oct. 1 as people protest over corruption, unemployment and lack of daily basic life services. Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and his Iranian-backed allies ...
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