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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Political crisis continues in Baghdad after bloody clashes

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes with the supporters of a powerful Shiite cleric were laid to rest on Wednesday as Iraq’s parliament speaker announced three days of mourning.

Normal life crept back in Baghdad after a bloody 24 hours when the supporters of populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clashed with Iraqi security forces inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq's government.

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