'We feel hopeless': Iraq says 560 killed in protests, as crippling power cuts spur new rallies

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'We feel hopeless': Iraq says 560 killed in protests, as crippling power cuts spur new rallies
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A probe into the deaths will do little to reassure a restive nation, says demonstrator

Update newsletter preferencesBelkis Wille of Human Rights Watch said the probe was a “positive acknowledgement” of the wrongdoing by the security forces, but said several fact-finding commissions had been formed in the past but held few to account.

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