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Iraq Crisis Brief: Mass Protests Resume in Iraq

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Protests resumed in Baghdad and across the provinces in southern Iraq despite the Iraqi government's attempts to de-escalate through concessions and limited reforms. Protesters torched political offices and media headquarters, chanting slogans against both the Iraqi government and Iran's proxies in Iraq. One Iranian proxy militia reportedly used live fire against protesters. ISW's Research Director Jennifer Cafarella and Iraq expert Samantha Leathley discuss the escalation. *Published October 25, 2019.

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