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Iraq’s government says families of nearly 560 killed in protests to be compensated

The Interior Ministry also announced the arrest of three members of the Iraqi security forces it said were responsible for two protester deaths overnight Sunday.

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A female protester wearing a mask due to the COVID-19 pandemic stands with a male protester at a makeshift roadblock in Tayaran Square in the center of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on July 28, 2020, amid ongoing anti-government protests due to poor public services. — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images

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