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Iraq’s Prime Minister fires new commander after 22 killed in crackdown
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Iraq’s Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi on Thursday sacked the military commander he had dispatched earlier in the day to "restore order" to a protest-hit southern city after a crackdown there killed 22 protesters.Abdul Mahdi sent General Jamil Shummary to the city of Nasiriyah on Thursday morning. Following the deployment, the toll in a bloody crackdown on the city rose to 22 protesters dead and more than 180 maimed. Iraqi television announced the premier had "withdrawn" Shummary from the post by the afternoon. The violence erupted  like lava from a volcano after the premier dispatched military commanders to "restore order" in the protest-hit south, hours after demonstrators torched Tehran’s consulate in the shrine city of Karbala.Related: Adil Abdul Mahdi: 2019-11-06 Iraqi PM says protesters demands are ‘legitimate’ but warns of ‘the unknown’ Adil Abdul Mahdi: 2019-10-30 Al-Sadr joins protesters in Iraq’s Najaf Adil Abdul Mahdi: 2019-10-29 Iraqi cleric al-Sadr calls for early election Related: Nasiriyah: 2019-11-26 Riot police withdraw in Dhi Qar province after clashes Nasiriyah: 2019-11-22 Tribes affairs office in #Nasiriyah set on fire Nasiriyah: 2019-11-18 Basra roads closed as national protests continue Related: Karbala: 2019-11-22 Tribal sheikhs of the holy city of #Karbala unanimously declare their total rejection to Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi's call Karbala: 2019-11-22 Forces in black outfit arrested #protesters in #Karbala Karbala: 2019-11-20 Iraqi public employees, students go on general strike in Najaf, Karbala Posted by: Fred 2019-11-29 |
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