At least 15 supporters of Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr were killed on Monday in Baghdad’s Green Zone, the scene of violence after the Shiite leader announced his “final retirement” from politics, according to new figures provided by medical sources, AFP reported, citing Agerpres. .
About 350 protesters were also injured – some injured, some inhaling tear gas – in the chaos that rocked the Green Zone, a high-security perimeter in the center of the Iraqi capital that houses government offices and embassies.
An influential and unpredictable leader, Moqtada al-Sadr announced on Monday his “final retirement” from politics. This cleric is a figure who can both exacerbate the crisis and lead the country out of the impasse, as his political and religious aura has a strong influence on Iraq’s majority Shiite community.
Source: Hot News RO
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