Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKING - #Iraq
-Reports indicate an #Iran IRGC brigade entering Iraq through the Khosravi border crossing
-Six protesters shot dead in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah
-Protester killed in Baghdad's Khalani Square
-Death toll: 29

https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1179717218927616001

Quoting @Joyce_Karam:
-Rare footage from #Iraq protests Thursday despite internet blackout.
-Gunfire heard in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square.
-Reports of security truck rampage. Death toll between 27 (Reuters) and 31 (AP), hundreds wounded.
-Protests spreading.

@Joyce_Karam #UPDATE - #Iraq
-Central government building in Taji district (northern Baghdad) set ablaze by protesters.

@Joyce_Karam #BREAKING
Oct - Baghdad, #Iraq
Barrage of live bullets used to disperse demonstrators at the city's Tayaran square.
Reports indicate #Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militia units are the forces involved in the crackdown.

@Joyce_Karam #UPDATE - #Iraq
Security forces retreating as demonstrators storm Baghdad's Air Force Square (Pilots Square).

Reports indicate anti-riot units are joining the protesters' ranks against #Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militia units who have been opening fire on demonstrators.