Thread by @DRovera

A #woman activist and #medic , Dr Riham Yaqoob, was shot dead today in #Basra in south #Iraq , where #Iran-backed militias have been targeting protesters and critics. Iraqi activists are living in fear as assassinations are becoming increasingly frequent

Activist Reham Yaqoob who empowered #women through #sport, was assassinated today in #Basra in south #Iraq (video from @IrfaaSawtak )

And now this; reports that another activist and his fiancée were murdered in #Basra , south #Iraq - just shortly after Dr Reham Yaqoob’s murder.

Assassinations of activists in #Iraq in the run up to PM @MAKadhimi ‘s visit to the #USA today. And even more today. #Iran-backed militias are determined to humiliate the PM, who tried to take them on but failed so far, and to show the USA who is the boss

The murderous campaign continues in #Iraq and the targets are defenceless civilians who dared to protest, criticise or otherwise stand up to the #Iran-backed militias who today hold unprecedented and unchecked power. This in #Baghdad . Iraq is in a bad place.

The woman #medic who was shot and injured this evening by Tahrir Square , key location of #IraqProtests in #Iraq’s capital #Baghdad —

Activist Reham Yaqoob who was killed today in #Basra here at a #IraqProtests calling out the corrupt politicians who condemned residents of Basra & south #Iraq to get sick from contaminated filthy #water —

#Iraq Protester “Yaser” died earlier today of his wounds. He was shot 4 days ago on his way back from Tahrir Square in #Baghdad

And this is another protester who survived an assassination attempt in #Iraq few days ago. He was shot at together with a male & a female protesters. They were not shot during #iraqprotests demonstrations. They were deliberately targeted, militia style, away from protest location

The activist Reham Yaqoob who was shot dead today in #Basra in south #Iraq talking about receiving death threats

This is why Dr Reham Yaqoob was shot dead yesterday in #Basra in south #Iraq by cowards #WarCriminals who were scared of her and couldn’t compete with her, and they killed her. #IraqProtests —