WATCH: Iraq protesters defiant as they bury at least 8 killed in overnight clashThe cleric’s diehard supporters quickly turned on the other protesters, and clashes in the holy city of Najaf and nearby Hilla have left eight dead this week alone. In Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, Sadr supporters – usually identified by blue caps – have beaten anti-government demonstrators with sticks and threatened others. Clusters of glowering men in blue caps guard the entrances to the now-empty “Turkish Restaurant,” the gutted building protesters had turned into their bustling headquarters. Sadrists ousted demonstrators from the building’s 15 floors last week and tore down commemorative posters of those killed while protesting. Iraq protesters, police grapple for Baghdad streets as deadline expiresAli dipped into a blue tent where he and his university classmates have been sleeping for months.

Source: The Express Tribune February 07, 2020 03:33 UTC