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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Heavy Gunfire Rocks Iraq’s Green Zone amid Violent Protests

A supporter of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr carries the Iraqi flag as he walks down a road blocked by burning tires during a demonstration in Iraq's southern city of Basra on August 29, 2022. (AFP)

Supporters of an influential Iraqi Shiite cleric fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns into Iraq's Green Zone and security forces returned fire Tuesday, a serious escalation of a monthslong political crisis gripping the nation.

The death toll rose to at least 30 people after two days of unrest, officials said.

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