Muqtada Al-Sadr

• Iraqi cleric calls on supporters to withdraw after 30 killed in violent protests

  After cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Monday he would resign from politics, his supporters stormed the Green Zone, once the stronghold of the U.S. military,

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  Aug 30, 2022
  
• At least 15 dead after followers of Iraqi Shiite cleric storm palace amid resignation

  The cleric announced his withdrawal from politics in a tweet, and ordered the closure of his party offices. Religious and cultural institutions will remain open.

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  Aug 29, 2022
  
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• Iraqi protesters storm parliament for the second time this week

  Thousands of demonstrators, who are the followers of influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, used ropes to pull down cement barricades leading to the gate of Iraq's Green Zone.

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  Jul 30, 2022
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• Bombings kill 31 as Iraq grapples with political crisis

  - Two car bombs in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Sunday killed 31 people and wounded dozens, the latest in a series of large attacks claimed by the Islamic State group as the country grapples with a worsening political crisis.

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  Apr 30, 2016