Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

Recently obtained video (due to internet blackout) from Baghdad, #Iraq

Protesters advancing towards the capital's heavily-fortified Green Zone. Reports indicate #Iran's IRGC & Tehran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militias are using live ammunition against civilians.

Oct 5 - Karbala, southern #Iraq
Protesters tearing apart the image of #Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei from a poster put up by Tehran-backed Badr Org. militias.
Protesters chanting:
"Iran, out, out!"

Oct 5 - Nasiriyah, southern #Iraq
Protesters set fire to the #Iran-linked Dawa Party office, headed by former Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki.

Oct 5 - Baghdad, #Iraq
Protesters chanting in solidarity with the Iraqi Army.

In response, anti-riot units (most likely comprised of #Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militias) open fire.

Oct 5 - #Iraq
Video clearly showing the police (infiltrated by members of the #Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militias) opening fire on protesters.

Oct 5 - Baghdad, #Iraq
Massive gunfire targeting demonstrators.

The Iraqi government - under the heavy influence of #Iran's regime, has practically announced an all-out war against its own people.

Oct 5 - Sadr City, NE Baghdad, #Iraq
Reports show the first signs of armed resistance by the people against #Iran-backed government forces.

Rumors: Iraqi President Barham Salih escaped from the Green Zone to the city of Sulaymaniyah.

Oct 5 - Sadr City, NE Baghdad, #Iraq
More scenes of intense clashes in Sadr City & some reports claiming #Iran-backed government forces launched mortar shells against the demonstrators.

Oct 5 - Baghdad, #Iraq
More footage of the Iraqi people protesting government corruption & #Iran's meddling in their country.

#Iraq
Incredible scene of a massive crowd bravely chasing after security forces (most likely #Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militia) after they opened fire on protesters.

#BREAKING
-#Iraq PM Adel Abdil-Mahdi orders Al Rasheed & Degla satellite TV channels to be shut down
-Reports claim Iraqi PM is launching measures to isolate parliament
-Protesters in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq, tearing down images of #Iran-linked figures

https://twitter.com/thestevennabil/status/1180823598140801025

Al Arabiya releases footage of masked gunmen attacking its offices Baghdad and destroying the equipment.
#Iraq

My take:
These are signs of a dictatorship in a desperate effort to silence the media from reporting the truth & shedding light on its crimes.

https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Iraq/status/1180822617382625280/video/1

Baghdad, #Iraq
Unconfirmed reports claim #Iran-backed militias opened fire on a family's car, resulting in a father, mother and child burning alive.

#BREAKING - #Iraq
-Baghdad heavily fortified Green Zone is experiencing an internet outage
-In another scene, protesters say #Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militia units opened fire on an ambulance

#UPDATE - #Iraq
-104 dead
-4,000 wounded
-Protests resurface in Baghdad's Sadr city as demonstrators demand an end to corruption

#Iraq
Disturbing footage of security forces shooting at protesters.

WARNING - DISTURBING FOOTAGE

Oct 6 - #Iraq
#Iran-backed security forces have launched such a violent crackdown that there are rumors of a possible civil war breaking out. Some military/security units are reportedly joining the protesters.

#UPDATE - #Iraq
-Rumors are that #Iran's IRGC may be planning rocket attacks on civilian areas to install fear among the demonstrators.
-Protesters say anyone taking footage of the demonstrations are being specifically targeted.

#BREAKING
Oct 6 - #Iraq
-Reports indicate angry protesters are attacking #Iran's general consulate in Basra, southern Iraq.
-Signs indicate Tehran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militia units are using various types of gas against the demonstrators.

#Iraq
More footage of #Iran-backed security forces targeting civilians with live ammunition.
-104 dead & over 4,000 injured in six days of protests
-High probably these numbers are very conservative and may rise significantly

#UPDATE
Oct 6 - Baghdad, #Iraq
#Iran-backed security forces opening fire on protesters in Tahrir Square
-Reuters: 5 protesters killed, 15 injured in clashes with Iraqi security forces east of Baghdad

#Iraq
An Iraqi saying #Iran-backed "Khorrasani" militia members are entering hospitals, attacking the medical staff & abducting wounded protesters.

These are very similar measures to those used by Iranian security forces against protesters in Iran.

WARNING - DISTURBING FOOTAGE

Oct 6 - Baghdad, #Iraq
Hospitals are filled with dead bodies and wounded protesters as #Iran-backed militia groups continue to attack civilians using live ammunition.

#BREAKING
Oct 6 - Basra, #Iraq
Protesters storming the consulate of #Iran's regime.
Iraqis are seen stomping the Iranian regime's flag.

Reminder:
This flag does NOT represent the Iranian people.
The people of Iran & Iraq have one enemy: the mullahs.

#UPDATE
Iraqi medical sources: 8 protesters killed during clashes with security forces in Baghdad

Video shows a Baghdad hospital with protesters shot ind the head by what protesters are describing as #Iran-linked snipers.

#UPDATE
Various reports are claiming locals have taken control over "Dhi Qar" in southern #Iraq.

Dhi Qar is a province in southern Iraq.
I honestly don't know what city or town this is. It could be Nasiriyah, the provincial capital.

#BREAKING
#Iraq
Protesters are saying #Iran-backed militia groups are using live ammunition against civilians.
This video shows what appears to be a rocket/missile.
Possibly an rocket-propelled grenade (RPG).

https://twitter.com/firasalsarrai/status/1180932248729718788/video/1