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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Baghdad - Fadhel al-Nashmi

Zero Hour for Change in Iraq ... What Is the Purpose of Sadr Protests?

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr react as they protest against corruption inside the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq July 27, 2022. (Reuters)

Thousands of supporters of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed Iraq’s parliament and Baghdad’s Green Zone to protest against Mohammed al-Sudani's nomination of prime minister by the pro-Iran Coordination Framework.

A source close to the Sadrists told Asharq Al-Awsat: “It is as if the movement is declaring zero hour for changing the current ruling system with which no reform can be possible.”

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