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Jamil Al Shammari gives a press conference in September 2018 during his tenure as operations commander in Basra. AFP
Jamil Al Shammari gives a press conference in September 2018 during his tenure as operations commander in Basra. AFPIraq accuses media of attacking senior general over protest deaths
Gen Jamil Al Shammari oversaw a crackdown that left 29 dead in the southern city of Nasiriyah