Iranian consulates torched in Najaf and Karbala - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

Dec 3, 2019

A view of the Iranian consulate after Iraqi demonstrators stormed and set fire to the building during ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani - RC27KD96TF4I — A view of the Iranian Consulate after Iraqi demonstrators stormed and set fire to the building during ongoing anti-government protests, Najaf, Iraq, Nov. 28, 2019. — REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

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Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad, Iraq, January 4, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani - RC2V8E9HPESK

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Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

Mourners accompany the casket of one of the two protesters killed earlier in clashes.

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Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

Demonstrators gather at a protest during a curfew, two days after the nationwide anti-government protests turned violent, in Baghdad, Iraq October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani - RC13C337CE70

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