Protests in Baghdad’s Green Zone escalated on Tuesday and 23 supporters of Shiite chief Moqtada Sadr have been shot lifeless since Monday.
Heavy clashes erupted in Baghdad, killing nearly 20 individuals on Monday, after highly effective Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr mentioned he would give up politics (Photo: Reuters)
Fighting between rival Iraqi forces resumed Tuesday in Baghdad, the place 23 supporters of Shiite chief Moqtada Sadr have been shot lifeless since Monday, in keeping with the newest toll by medics.
At least 380 individuals had been additionally injured, the medical supply mentioned.
Clashes between Sadr’s supporters and the military and males of the Hashed al-Shaabi, former paramilitaries built-in into the Iraqi forces, had calmed down in a single day however resumed once more on Tuesday morning.
Automatic weapon and rocket fireplace echoed all through Baghdad from the high-security Green Zone, which homes authorities buildings and diplomatic missions, AFP correspondents reported.
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