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    6 Killed And 100 Injured In Latest Security Forces Crackdown In Baghdad Protests

    Since the clashes started last month, more than 300 protesters have been killed and 15,000 others wounded. Protesters demand overhauls to the country's political system and an end to corruption.
    by Bobby Allyn Nov 10, 2019 2 minutes
    Protesters near Al Khalani Square in central Baghdad, moments before security forces opened fire to disperse the demonstrators.

    Iraqi security forces launched an aggressive crackdown on anti-government demonstrators on Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 100 others in central Baghdad.

    Government authorities used live ammunition, tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters and to retake three bridges that cross

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