Smoke rises from the sites of anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, February 5, 2020. AP Photo/Anmar Khalil
Anti-government protesters try to extinguish their burning tents in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, February 5, 2020. IAP Photo
Iraqi followers of influential cleric Moqtada Sadr (with batons) clash with protesters as they raid an anti-government protest camp in the central holy city of Najaf on February 5, 2020. AFP
Anti-government protesters trying to extinguish their burning tents in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, February 5, 2020. AP Photo
Iraqi followers of influential cleric Moqtada Sadr clash with anti-government protesters. AFP
An injured protester is rushed to a hospital in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, February 5, 2020. AP Photo
Smoke rises from the sites of anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, February 5, 2020. AP Photo/Anmar Khalil
Anti-government protesters try to extinguish their burning tents in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, February 5, 2020. IAP Photo
Iraqi followers of influential cleric Moqtada Sadr (with batons) clash with protesters as they raid an anti-government protest camp in the central holy city of Najaf on February 5, 2020. AFP
Anti-government protesters trying to extinguish their burning tents in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, February 5, 2020. AP Photo
Iraqi followers of influential cleric Moqtada Sadr clash with anti-government protesters. AFP
An injured protester is rushed to a hospital in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, February 5, 2020. AP Photo
Smoke rises from the sites of anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, February 5, 2020. AP Photo/Anmar Khalil
Eight dead as Al Sadr's militia turns guns on Najaf protests
Medical sources said at least 20 more were wounded in the violence