Iraqi security forces fired tear gas canisters at anti-government protesters near two key bridges in Baghdad on Thursday, leaving two people dead.
One protester was killed near Sinak bridge and the other near the adjacent Ahrar bridge, police said.
Hospital sources said 38 protesters were being treated for wounds sustained from live ammunition, rubber bullets and tears gas canisters.
More than 300 people have been killed since the start of mass unrest in Baghdad in early October.
US National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over war in Iran
The head of the National Counterterrorism Center Joseph Kent resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first and most senior member of US President Donald Trump's administration to resign over the war in Iran, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat to the United States.
France will never take part in operations to unblock Hormuz Strait, says Macron
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Iran rejects de-escalation offers; Israel says it kills Iranian security chief
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Sudan clinic supplies to run out in weeks due to regional conflict, says charity
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The United Arab Emirates has dispatched an urgent shipment of medicines and medical supplies to the Gaza Strip as part of its ongoing humanitarian efforts under "Operation Chivalrous Knight 3".
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed regional military escalation and its serious repercussions on regional and global security and peace in a call with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on Tuesday.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, met with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, in Dubai on Tuesday.
