In Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, supporters of Shiite leader Muqtada Sadr demolished the concrete barriers on the Republic Bridge leading to the Green Zone, where government buildings and foreign mission representations are located. Security forces intervened with water cannon and tear gas against the crowd entering the Green Zone.
According to the statement made by the Iraqi Ministry of Health, 60 people were injured in the incidents. However, despite the intervention of the security forces, Sadr supporters stormed the parliament building in the Green Zone, chanting slogans against the ruling political parties.
EXPLANATION FROM EL-KAZMI
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi’s office made a statement at the height of tension, and the security forces were called to protect official institutions, and it was stated that the escalation of political tension would not serve the public interest. Protesters were urged to carry out their actions peacefully and to protect official institutions.
PROS OF SADR UPLOAD THE ASSEMBLY FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK
Hundreds of Sadr Group supporters, who objected to the Iran-backed Coordination Group, which includes all Shiite parties except Sadr, and including former Prime Minister Nuri Maliki, to nominate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as prime minister, went to the Green Zone on Wednesday. entered the parliament building. (UAV/AA)
