Muqtada al-Sadr's supporters accused of 'massacres' in Iraq's south
By Azhar Al-Rubaie
in Basra, Iraq
Published date: 6 February 2020 16:05 UTC | Last update: 2 days 1 hour ago
Supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have been accused of carrying out "massacres" following the killing of anti-government demonstrators and the torching of protest camps in cities across southern Iraq.
Sadr supporters - nicknamed "Blue Caps" after their signature item of clothing - opened fire on a protest area in the holy city of Karbala on Thursday.
Medical sources in the Karbala health directorate said that the incident left more than 10 dead.
The incident follows a similar attack in the city of Najaf on Wednesday evening.
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