Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKING
Oct 3 - Baghdad, #Iraq
Third day of protests despite state curfew.
Demonstrators, protesting corruption & #Iran's meddling, are in the streets leading to the city's Tahrir Square.
Reports indicate Tehran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) are opening fire on demonstrators.

#UPDATE
Iraqi protesters are saying #Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) forces are in involved in the crackdown against demonstrations across the country.

Oct 3 - Baghdad, #Iraq
Demonstrators blocking the Sa'doon district.
#Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militias opening fire on protesters.
Reports show death toll rising to 19, 10 overnight alone.
#BaghdadProtests

Oct 3 - Baghdad, #Iraq
Brave Iraqi woman encouraging others to join the demonstrators protesting government corruption & #Iran's meddling in their country.
#BaghdadProtests

Oct 3 - Baghdad, #Iraq
More scenes of the Iraqi capital's Tahrir Square.
Reports indicate #Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militia are continuously opening fire on demonstrators.
#BaghdadProtests

#UPDATE - #Iraq
-US Embassy in Baghdad suspending services due to ongoing anti-government protests
-#Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militias firing live bullets & teargas as protesters defy curfew
-Death toll risen to 21
-Deadly clashes with security forces in several cities

#UPDATE - #Iraq
-Curfew imposed in Babil province, S Iraq, from 5 pm until further notice
-Protesters clashing with security forces
-#Iran's FM: Baghdad will not allow movements that may be exploited by foreigners
-Many arrested in Diwaniyeh, S Iraq

#UPDATE - #Iraq
-Reports indicate protesters taking control over Sadr City, NE Baghdad
-Al-Hadath: #Iran is now officially involved in the protest crackdown
-Iraqi security forces withdraw as large crowd approaches Tahrir Square
#Iraq_protests

#UPDATE - #Iraq
-Iraqi PM reaches out to protesters' representatives to consider their demands
-Demonstrators seize al-Tayaran Square in Basra, S Iraq, following #Iran-backed sectarian militias flee the area

#BREAKING - #Iraq
Oct 3 - Baghdad
Endless gunfire in roads leading to the city's Tahrir Square.

Reports indicating #Iran's role in the demonstration crackdown with Iraqi protesters specifically pointing at the IRGC Quds Force.