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13-year-old boy killed by Iraqi security forces during anti-government protest

Demonstrations erupted across Sulaymaniyah province last December over delayed public-sector payments. Herem Ali, a 13-year-old boy, was the youngest protester killed by local security forces during the violent crackdown
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