Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

Welcome to #Iraq, a country under the hidden occupation of #Iran's regime, thanks to Obama's premature 2011 pullout.

Even youths waving flags are gunned down & those rushing to his rescue do so under gunfire.

https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1181446733211095040

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!

ARE THESE PEOPLE NOT HUMAN?!

Footage of an Iraqi civilian shot directly in the head before camera...

#Iraq

(WARNING - DISTURBING FOOTAGE AT 0:20 OF THIS VIDEO)

DISTURBING

Al Diwaniyah, southern #Iraq
Local police assaulting a young deaf man.
The cameraman recording was arrested and beaten as authorities sought to make sure he deleted video file.

Credit: @thestevennabil

@thestevennabil Najaf, southern #Iraq
A man shouts, "You are Iranian!" to those shooting at demonstrators.
#Iran

@thestevennabil Baghdad, #Iraq
An Iraqi demonstrator near the capital's heavily-fortified Green Zone.
The gunfire heard depicts the horror Iraqis face as #Iran-backed militia units continue their bloody crackdown against civilians only seeking a better life.

@thestevennabil #Iraq
The internet blackout continues in Iraq.
Question: If the Iraqi government and #Iran-backed militia groups have nothing to hide, why the internet blackout?

https://twitter.com/netblocks/status/1181565733022646272

@thestevennabil Al Diwaniyah, southern #Iraq
Members of the #Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) militia group entering a sports club and attacking youths.