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Baghdad crackdown on illegal housing turns deadly as shooting kills Iraqi brigadier general

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Iraqi military personnel and municipal workers came under fire in Baghdad on Thursday as they tried to remove illegal housing structures, leaving a senior officer dead and five other people wounded, an Iraqi security official and state media said. The security official said the shooting left an army brigadier general dead and wounded a police officer and four municipal workers in Baghdad’s southern district of Dora. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

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Baghdad crackdown on illegal housing turns deadly as shooting kills Iraqi brigadier general

Iraqi military personnel and municipal workers have come under fire in Baghdad as they tried to remove illegal housing structures.

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Baghdad crackdown on illegal housing turns deadly as shooting kills Iraqi chief

Iraqi military personnel and municipal workers have come under fire in Baghdad as they tried to remove illegal housing structures

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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