Four Protesters, Two Policemen Killed as Iraq Unrest Resumes

Four Protesters, Two Policemen Killed as Iraq Unrest Resumes
Iraqi demonstrators burn tires during ongoing anti-government protests in Basra, Iraq Jan. 20, 2020. Essam al-Sudani/Reuters
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BAGHDADSix Iraqis including two police officers were killed and scores were wounded in Baghdad and other cities on Jan. 20 in clashes with security forces as anti-government unrest resumed after a lull of several weeks, according to medical and security sources.

Three protesters succumbed to their wounds at a Baghdad hospital after police fired live rounds in Tayaran Square. Two protesters were shot by live bullets while a third was hit by a tear gas canister, the sources said.