This archive report was first published on 29 November 2019.
On November 29, 2019, a wave of violence swept through Iraq's southern region, leaving a trail of death and destruction in its wake.
Security forces, reportedly an elite Iraqi unit, opened fire on a crowd of mostly unarmed protesters who had gathered to block bridges, resulting in the deaths of over two dozen people.
The incident marked a turning point in the country's ongoing protests, which had been met with increasing force by the government in recent days.
