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Backers of Iran-linked militias try to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone after election losses

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November 5, 2021 at 3:05 p.m. EDT
More than 100 people were injured on Nov. 5 in Baghdad, as supporters of Iran-backed armed groups gathered outside the fortified Green Zone complex. (Video: Mustafa Salim, Alexa Juliana Ard/The Washington Post)

BAGHDAD — Supporters of Iran-backed militias clashed Friday with Iraqi security forces outside the fortified Green Zone complex as tensions spiked over the results of national elections last month.

At least 125 people were injured, according to Iraq’s Health Ministry. Kataib Hezbollah, one of the most powerful militias, said three people had been killed.