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Iraqi protesters in Basra block roads with burning items

Iraqi protesters erect a barricade to block a street amid clashes with riot police following an anti-government demonstration near the government building in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on January 21, 2020. (Photo by AFP)

Iraqi protesters in oil-rich port city of Basra block roads with burning tires and items during a night demonstration aimed to pressure authorities to implement long-awaited reforms.

Anti-government rallies have rocked Iraq since October but had thinned out in recent weeks amid spiraling tensions between Baghdad's key allies Tehran and Washington.

(Source: AFP) 


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