On May 9, protesters in Karbala city set ablaze portions of the fencing around the Iranian Consulate. It is response for the assassination of Ehab al-Wazni, a vocal opponent of corruption and Iran's influence in Iraq and a coordinator of protests in Karbala, pro-Tehran armed groups are legion. Al-Wazni's assassination was not a sole incident in Iraq. From the beginning of the protests, several unidentified murders have manifested itself in Iraq. Al-Wazni managed to escape death in December 2019, when men on motorbikes killed fellow activist Fahem al-Tai, using silenced weapons.

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