Bloodshed Mounts in Iraq Amid Dire Warning from Top Shiite Cleric

Iraq’s top Shiite cleric warned on Friday of civil war after a deadly day of violence in which security forces shot dead 40 people in the capital and the southern provinces…

Calling on lawmakers to “reconsider” their support for the current government.

Three more protesters were killed and eight wounded by security forces on Friday…

Who used live rounds in the southern city of Nasiriyah — amid continuing violence after the previous day’s bloodshed.