Iraqi PM Vows to Hunt Down the Killers of Basra Protesters

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the prime minister's office in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 4, 2020. Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/Handout via Reuters

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi vowed to hunt down the killers of protesters and to keep illegally armed groups in check during a visit to the southern city of Basra on Saturday.

Speaking to media after meeting with security leaders in Basra, Kadhimi said that “the killers of protesters would not escape punishment.”