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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Crisis Heads Towards Unknown after Sadr Protesters Briefly Paralyze Judiciary

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, head of the Sadrist movement carry his picture in front of the Supreme Judicial Council, Baghdad, Iraq, 23 August 2022. (EPA)

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr staged a sit-in on Tuesday in front of the headquarters of the Supreme Judicial Council in Baghdad, in the latest chapter in the political crisis that has crippled the country for months.

The protesters are demanding the dissolution of parliament, holding corrupt figures to account and amendments to the constitution related to how the majority bloc at parliament can form a new government.

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