
Iraqi security forces raid protest camps after populist cleric withdraws support for demonstrators
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- Category: World News
- Published Saturday, January 25, 2020
- CBC News

Security forces set fire to anti-government protest tents in the southern Iraq early Saturday and re-opened key public squares in Baghdad that had been occupied by demonstrators for months.
The crackdown came hours after a powerful Shia cleric dealt the protest movement a blow by withdrawing his support, prompting his followers to pack up and leave the demonstration encampments.