Iraqi protesters wave national flags as they gather outside the local government headquarters during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in the southern city of Basra on October 31, 2019. - Iraqi security forces are using skull-piercing tear gas canisters against protesters, killing at least five in an "unprecedented" use of the weapon, Amnesty International said. Anti-government demonstrations have rocked the Iraqi capital and its south this month, leaving more than 250 people dead so far -- around half of them in the capital. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)