BAGHDAD: Live-streaming from the protest camps, posting on Facebook to counter state media and tweeting in English to reach the world: the story of Iraq’s anti-government rallies is being told online.

When demonstrations broke out on October 1, Ali Chaseb’s Facebook timeline took a dramatic turn.

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