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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sravasti Dasgupta

Moqtada al-Sadr supporters heed call to end violence which left at least 30 dead

EPA

Calm was slowly restoring to the streets of Baghdad on Tuesday after armed supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, began to withdraw from the streets.

Following two days of deadly unrest that sparked fears instability might spread throughout the country and even the region, al-Sadr, told his supporters to leave the government quarter where they had rallied.

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