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Protests erupt in southern Iraq as man sentenced for tweeting against PMU

Security concerns for southern Iraq have risen following an attempted suicide attack near Karbala and deadly protests in Nasiriyah sparked by a prison sentence for a man accused of insulting security forces.

Mourners accompany the casket of one of the two protesters killed earlier in clashes.
Mourners accompany the casket of one of the two protesters killed earlier in clashes with security forces, in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, the regional capital of Dhi Qar province, on Dec. 7, 2022. — ASAAD NIAZI/AFP via Getty Images

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