No less than 23 folks have been killed in a number of the worst preventing for years in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad.
The violence was sparked by Shia Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr resolution to stop politics.
Gunshots and rocket-fire rang out as supporters of Mr Sadr clashed with safety forces and militias aligned with Iran.
Mr Sadr has ordered his supporters to withdraw from exterior parliament, the place they’ve been protesting for weeks.
Iraq has been in a state of political paralysis since inconclusive elections in 2021.
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