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Crisis Brief: Mass Protests Resume in Iraq
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Mass protests resumed in Baghdad and across the Shi’a - majority provinces in southern Iraq despite the Iraqi government’s attempts to de-escalate through concessions and limited reforms. Protesters torched political offices and militia headquarters in multiple provinces, chanting slogans against both the Iraqi government and Iran’s proxies in Iraq. One Iranian proxy militia reportedly used live ammunition against protesters. ISW’s Research Director Jennifer Cafarella and Iraq expert Samantha Leathley discuss Friday’s escalation and what could follow.
Released:
Oct 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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