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Iraq forces killed at least 2 protesters: officials

by Ammar Karim Baghdad, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi forces killed at least two protesters while defending Baghdad’s Green Zone, officials said on Saturday, as the troubled country’s leaders warned against further escalation. The two supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr were the first casualties of the months-old protest movement started by the young cleric to push for political change. They were interred in the holy city of Najaf, which is home to the world’s largest cemetery where […]