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Protesters/artists at Tahrir Square commemorate their friend Safa'a al Saray who was killed exactly 40 days ago while protesting by drawing a line art portrait of him seen vertically. Safaa's has become a symbol of the protests and those fallen. #Iraq
IrfaaSawtak ارفع صوتك
I should add at this point it's not really necessary Sistani confirms anything. Everything is pretty clear.
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Video going viral on Instagram of women in a car shouting at a checkpoint in Baghdad :"why are you standing? Go protect our sons! Militias are slaughtering them in Tahrir Square!". The officer runs to the car as demands she stops recording.
Sistani's major problem has always his pragmatic approach and inability to name and shame. His speech could be interpreted in any way a listener desires.
4- The events tonight stand out as the armed groups entered Tahrir Square freely without any security checkpoint stopping them. No official security force attempted to protect the protesters. Absolute silence from the government.
3- This is what happened. Reports vary but the estimated number of killed protesters tonight is between 15-40. Hundreds were injured. Still waiting to hear from a contact in the front lines.
2- After an hour of pleas and calls for help, hundreds from Thawra City came to join them including members of Muqtada al Sadr's Saraya al Salam.
1- Evident from all the footage and testimonies we've heard so far: Tahrir Square protestors were left to defend themselves with basically rocks against armed militias targeting them directly. No security force, no army, no police came to protect them
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Zaid, on the right, was kidnapped last night because he used his camera to document the horrible acts of the government against the protesters.
Shohani, on the left, was badly wounded by a bullet in the head tonight near Sinak Bridge.
Is this ever going to stop?
#iraqprotests
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Reports coming in of many casualties in Baghdad tonight as unidentified gunman open fire on protesters. @AP is reporting 15 dead. Iraqis suspect the shooting is retaliation for today’s Treasury sanctions on militia leaders
Lawk Ghafuri
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Iraqi Commission for Human Rights warns everyone that a “massacre” could happen in central #Baghdad where protests are taking place. Here is a video of Tahrir Square tonight calling on everyone to not be scared & stay strong, as armed group shoot live ammunition.
#IraqProtests
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Live ammunition is still on in Khilani Square to disperse the protesters. According to @AP at least 15 people have been killed tonight in #Baghdad as unknown armed group opened fire against protesters after US sanctions on Hashd al-Shaabi senior leaders.
#IraqProtests #العراق
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Casualties believed to be at least 8 protesters died and still the number of wounded protesters is unknown. Tonight live ammunition and tear gas canisters have been used by security forces against protesters near Tahrir Square.
#IraqProtests
More from the same area. "He shot the man carrying Hussein's banner", shouts one protesters.
Mustafa Al-Khaqani
