Dozens of people were injured in the intervention of the security forces against the pro-Sadr movement leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
Security forces intervened in the crowd with tear gas and weapons to drive Sadr supporters away from government institutions, who raided the Green Zone in Baghdad.
Dozens of Sadr supporters, who were injured during the intervention, were taken to hospitals.
“EXTRAORDINARY” MEETING FROM KAZMI
On the other hand, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi held an extraordinary meeting with military officials from the Joint Operations Command.
Prime Minister Kazimi demanded the immediate withdrawal of Sadr’s loyalists from the Green Zone.
2 PEOPLE LOSE LIVES
During the raid on the Green Zone in the capital Baghdad by the supporters of Sadr Group leader Muqtada es-Sadr, 2 people lost their lives and 19 others were injured.
PERMANENT CURRENT BANK ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Sadr supporters, who also filled the streets in the south of Iraq, started their protests, and an indefinite curfew was declared across the country.
Iraq Joint Operations Command announced that the curfew, which was previously announced for Baghdad, will be implemented indefinitely across the country from 19.00.
It was reported that a curfew was declared as of 15.30 today due to the actions of Muqtada es-Sadr supporters in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. (AA-UAV)