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Iraq: Supporters of al-Sadr withdraw from Green Zone
Baghdad: Armed supporters of a powerful Iraqi cleric who clashed with security forces in the capital began to withdraw from the streets Tuesday, restoring a measure of calm after a serious escalation of…
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Iraq’s al-Sadr calls on followers to end protests after violence
Baghdad: Iraqi prominent Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has urged his followers to end their protests and withdraw from the Green Zone in Baghdad, after clashes killed 22 people and wounded more than…
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Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr announces hunger strike until violence stops
Baghdad: The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, decided on Monday to go on a hunger strike in a move to protest the violence witnessed in the Green Zone in Baghdad,…
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Iraq: At least 15 killed in deadly clashes after al-Sadr resigns
Baghdad: An influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government palace and sparking clashes with security forces. At…
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Iraq’s Sadr calls on judiciary to dissolve parliament
Baghdad: Iraqi powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has urged the country’s judiciary to dissolve the parliament by the end of next week, due to the expiry of the constitutional deadlines for the…
