Security Forces Open Fire on Protesters in Nasiriyah, Killing 'at Least 25'
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Security Forces Open Fire on Protesters in Nasiriyah, Killing 'at Least 25'
Amnesty International said at least 25 protesters were killed by a “range of different security forces” in Nasiriyah, Iraq, on Thursday, November 28, describing the scenes as resembling “a warzone.”
“This brutal onslaught is just the latest in a long series of deadly events where Iraqi security forces meted out appalling violence against largely peaceful protesters,” said Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty’s Middle East research director.
This video, uploaded to Facebook on November 28, shows armed men firing upon protesters in downtown Nasiriyah.
Iraq’s High Commission for Human Rights said it was “deeply concerned” at the “high rates of violence,” and called on security forces to “use force and violence only in self-defense and after all other actions have been exhausted to prevent harm.” Credit: Hussein Jameel via Storyful