Dozens of supporters of Moqtada Sadr entered Monday, August 29 in Baghdad in the Palace of the Republic, a ceremonial building, to express their anger after the Iraqi Shiite leader announced his “withdrawalof politics, we learned from the security forces.
Sympathizers of the religious and political leader “entered the Palace of the Republic“, located in the ultra-secure Green Zone whose entrances have been closed, said a security source on condition of anonymity. In Baghdad, several thousand sadrists headed for this city center enclosure, where the president usually receives distinguished guests, according to an AFP journalist.
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