Since October, hundreds of Iraqi protesters have been killed by security forces responding to anti-government demonstrations in Baghdad and cities in the Shiite-majority south. AD“The Iraqi people want their country back,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement released after the Treasury Department announced the latest designations. The Treasury Department named Khamis al-Khanjar, described as an Iraqi millionaire businessman, for alleged corruption. ADThe Treasury Department said groups led by the three paramilitary leaders “opened fire on peaceful protests, killing dozens of innocent civilians.”Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called the assaults on protesters appalling. On Thursday, a senior State Department official said 1,000 or more protesters in Iran may have been killed by security forces.

Source: Washington Post December 06, 2019 18:16 UTC