Political Crisis Continues in Baghdad after Bloody Clashes

A picture shows a street in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on August 31, 2022, as calm returns after around 24 hours of deadly violence in Iraq. (AFP)

Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes with the supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr 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 Sadr clashed with Iraqi security forces inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq's government.