Iraqi PM hints at shooting 'saboteurs' in protests as casualties on the rise

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Iraqi PM hints at shooting 'saboteurs' in protests as casualties on the rise
Kurdistan24

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Iraqi forces will not shy away from shooting “saboteurs” of the protests that have plunged the southern provinces into unrest amid growing unemployment rates and poor public services.

Abadi’s comments came during a meeting with security forces directors and head of intelligence services regarding the ongoing protests in the country’s south.

Last week, at the start of the demonstrations in oil-rich Basra, security forces began shooting in the air to disperse the protesters, and in other instances provoked them by firing tear gas.

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