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Heshmat Alavi
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#BREAKING
Reports:
#Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) units opening fire on Iraqi protesters in Baghdad.
-Live bullets & tear gas used to disperse the crowd
-4 protesters reportedly killed & 288 others injured
-Internet is down in the Iraqi capital
Oct 1 - Baghdad, Iraq
Iraqi protesters chanting anti-#Iran regime slogans:
"We will retake our rights from Iran's mercenaries."
#UPDATE
Oct 1 - Baghdad, Iraq
More scenes of protesters coming under fire by what reports are describing as units of #Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militias.
#BREAKING
Unconfirmed reports indicate #Iran's IRGC Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani has arrived in Iraq following today's massive protests in Baghdad.
Oct 1 - Maysan Province, southern Iraq
#Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militia units attacking demonstrators demanding an end to corruption and adequate public services.
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