Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKING
Iraqi official: Death toll in protests and demonstrations rises to 53

https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1179987475764264960

#BREAKING
Oct 4 - Baghdad, #Iraq
-Iraqi security and medical sources reporting 10 protesters killed on Friday alone in the Iraqi capital
-Iraqis blame Iranian forces for crackdown on protesters in Baghdad

#UPDATE
Iraqi security forces say "unidentified snipers" kill four protesters - via AFP

Also, the weapons/methods used to quell demonstrations are quite interesting:
-rocket propelled grenade launchers
-PKT machine guns
-point-blank range aiming

Oct 4 - Baghdad, #Iraq
Protesters near Jomhouri (Republic) Bridge forcing security forces to retreat.