Three protesters succumbed to their wounds in a Baghdad hospital after police fired live rounds in Tayaran Square, security and medical sources said. “They (security forces) should stop shooting and aiming, who are they and who are we? ALSO READ: Trump rejects impeachment charges as an affront to US ConstitutionIn the Iraqi oil city of Basra, two policemen were struck and killed by a civilian car during the protest, security sources said. The driver was trying to avoid the scene of clashes between protesters and security forces when he drove into the two officers, they said. Elsewhere in southern Iraq, hundreds of protesters burned tires and blocked main roads in several cities, including Nassiriya, Kerbala and Amara.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 20, 2020 15:11 UTC