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Iraq Protests

Protests rock Iraq’s southern region as food prices rise

Gofran Sawalha
Published date: 10 March 2022 15:52 UTC | Last update: 3 months 3 weeks ago
Protests erupted in Iraq's impoverished southern region on Wednesday after a surge in food costs, which officials attributed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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