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Nov 21 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
NEW | Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali #Khamenei likely issued an unpublished directive to violently suppress anti-regime protests within the past few days. Read today's update from @criticalthreats and @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-… (1/5)
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The #IRGC Ground Forces Hamzeh Seyyed ol Shahada Northwestern operational base announced that it is reinforcing its forces on November 20, suggesting that crackdowns will likely endure and may extend to other cities throughout the region. #iranprotests #Mahabad (2/5)
The #IRGC attacked a series of anti-regime #Kurdish militia positions in #Iraqi #Kurdistan, re-intensifying this campaign as #Turkey simultaneously conducts an expansive airstrike campaign against Kurdish militias in northern #Syria and #Iraq.(3/5)
Protests occurred in at least 18 cities in eight provinces. At least six protests with 100 or more estimated participants took place in six cities across four provinces on November 20. (4/5)
Tehran Judiciary officials sentenced a sixth arrested protester to death on November 20. (5/5)

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