1 killed as protesters scuffle with Iraqi security forces By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press May 25, 2021 — 12:55pm Text size Copy shortlink: BAGHDAD — Clashes between security forces and protesters left one person dead and over a dozen injured Tuesday after hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets in Baghdad to protest a rise in targeted killings of prominent activists and journalists. Violence erupted near Tahrir Square in the early evening following a largely peaceful demonstration. Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds to disperse the crowds and demonstrators hurled stones at riot police, witnesses and Iraqi security officials said. One protester was shot and died in a hospital and over a dozen were injured, a security official and the semi-official High Commission for Human Rights said.