Shafaq News/ Protesters hurled rocks and police fired tear gas in street battles on al-Jumhuriyah (Republic) bridge that leads to Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, as tension inflames on the third anniversary of the anti-establishment protests that took place in October 2019.

Riot police fired tear gas to try to disperse protesters throwing

Shafaq News/ The Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, banned the use of rubber bullets and tear gas against demonstrators gathering today, Saturday, on the anniversary of October protests, a leaked confidential correspondence released by his bureau said.

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Shafaq News/ Demonstrators thronged the streets of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, since the early hours of Sunday morning to mark the third anniversary of the October 2019 protest.

The demonstrators were seen holding banners and chanting ingenious slogans feting the October protests and denouncing the ruling elite in a mix of defiance and humor.

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Shafaq News/ On Friday, Iraqi President Barham Salih received the National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, in Baghdad, stressing the need to stop the violations against Iraq.

In a statement, the Iraqi presidency deemed the Iranian attack on the Kurdistan Region "a dangerous escalation" and a violation of the Country's sovereignty.

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