The government has also stationed a large number of suppressive forces in the nearby cities of Hamidiya, Falahiya (Shadgan), and Khalafabad to prevent new protests and uprisings. The identities of four of the people who were killed during the Ahwaz uprising have been determined. They are Abdul-Rahman Qassem al-Badawi, 30, Ali Nissi, 22, Basim Abiyat son of Abbud and Mohammad Moarrefi son of Abdul-Zahra.