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Al Jazeera
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Al Jazeera Staff

Iraqi capital Baghdad wakes up to gunfire after night of violence

Fighters from al-Sadr's Peace Brigades gather during clashes with Iraqi security forces near the Green Zone in Baghdad [Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters]

Fighting has continued in the Iraqi capital between supporters of Shia religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr and his Iran-backed opponents, as well as Iraqi security forces, killing at least 30 people.

Residents of Baghdad woke up on Tuesday to the sound of intermittent gunfire and explosions from the fortified Green Zone, an area that houses government buildings and foreign embassies.

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