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Anti-government protesters set fire while security forces close Rasheed Street during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. Scores of protesters have been shot dead in the last 24 hours, amid spiraling violence in Baghdad and southern Iraq, officials said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

The Latest: 4 more anti-government Iraqi protesters killed

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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, center, leaves the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) ** FILE **

Adel Abdul-Mahdi, Iraq’s PM, announces he’ll resign amid worsening crisis

By Samya Kullab and Murtada Faraj - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters set fire to block streets during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)

6 protesters killed amid violence in Baghdad, south Iraq

By Samya Kullab and Murtada Faraj - Associated Press

Protesters gather during clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-Government protesters in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. Iraqi officials said several protesters were killed as heavy clashes erupt in central Baghdad. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

4 protesters killed, raising death toll in Baghdad clashes

By SAMYA KULLAB and MURTADA FARAJ - Associated Press

Protesters gather during clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-Government protesters in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. Iraqi officials said several protesters were killed as heavy clashes erupt in central Baghdad. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

The Latest: Officials: 3 Iraqi protesters killed in Baghdad

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Anti-government protesters stage a sit-in on the Ahrar Bridge, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. Iraqi security officials said Wednesday that at least 27 protesters have been wounded in renewed clashes overnight in central Baghdad. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

The Latest: 1 killed in renewed clashes in central Baghdad

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Demonstrators try to extinguish a protester who has caught fire, during clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-Government protesters, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. Iraqi officials said several protesters were killed as heavy clashes erupt in central Baghdad. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi officials: 8 protesters dead in day of violent clashes

By SAMYA KULLAB and MURTADA FARAJ - Associated Press

Protesters share a copy of the &quot;Tuk-Tuk&quot; newspaper while standing next to a tuk-tuk vehicle, in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. A small group of Iraqi volunteers is working in secrecy to produce the newspaper that aims to be the voice of the largest grassroots protest movement in the country’s modern history. Its editors say the newspaper is vital amid shutdowns of the internet, filling a void left by mainstream Iraqi journalists who either back the government or fear retaliation. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

“Tuk Tuk” a newspaper for the Iraqi protest movement

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

Protesters sit-in on the bank of Tigris River during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Anti-government protesters blocked access to a second major commercial port in southern Iraq on Tuesday, as bridge closures effectively split the capital in half, causing citizens to rely on boats for transport to reach the other side of the city. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Main Gulf port in southern Iraq shut for a third day

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

An anti-government protester prepares to throw back a tear gas canister fired by police during clashes at Khilani Square in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

5 protesters dead in violence over key Baghdad squares

By SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

A protester takes cover during ongoing protests, in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq officials: 4 protesters killed in Baghdad clashes

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

An anti-government protester throws a stone at security forces during clashes in the al-Rasheed street in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. The demonstrators complain of widespread corruption, lack of job opportunities and poor basic services, including regular power cuts despite Iraq's vast oil reserves. They have snubbed limited economic reforms proposed by the government, calling for it to resign. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi forces kill 6 protesters, retake key Baghdad bridges

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

An anti-government protester throws a stone at security forces during clashes in the al-Rasheed street in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. The demonstrators complain of widespread corruption, lack of job opportunities and poor basic services, including regular power cuts despite Iraq's vast oil reserves. They have snubbed limited economic reforms proposed by the government, calling for it to resign. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

The Latest: Iraq officials: 4 protesters killed, 100 wounded

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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, protester hits a poster showing the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's foreign wing, or Quds Force, Gen. Qassim Soleimani with a shoe during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi protesters are mocking Iran’s leaders, firebombing the offices of its local political allies and threatening its diplomatic missions. (AP Photo/File)

Protests in Iraq reveal a long-simmering anger at Iran

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters stand on barriers set up by Iraqi security forces to close the Joumhouriya Bridge leading to the Green Zone government area, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

3 protesters killed in clashes as Iraq tries to reopen port

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters gather on the Joumhouriya closed bridge leading to the Green Zone government areas during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

The Latest: Clashes in Baghdad protests kill 5, wound 60

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Protesters set fire near Khilani Mosque, in the background, during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)

Iraqi protesters attack Iran consulate in Karbala

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters rest during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Security forces kill protester in Iraq, wound dozens

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

In this Oct. 30, 2019, photo, Iraqi anti-government protesters hang their demands and slogans while standing on a building near Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq. An abandoned building in central Baghdad has emerged as the epicenter of anti-government protests in Iraq, with hundreds holed up inside. The Saddam Hussein-era building known as the “Turkish Restaurant” overlooks Tahrir Square, the Tigris River and the Green Zone, and protesters who took it over on Oct. 25 have sworn not to leave it. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Baghdad building now a landmark in anti-government protests

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters stand on a building near Tahrir Square during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Rocket attack kills Iraqi soldier, adding to growing unrest

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ALI ABDUL-HASSAN - Associated Press