Powerful Iraqi cleric tells supporters to stand down after day of deadly violence in Baghdad

Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his supporters to go home on Tuesday, 24 hours after his announcement of withdrawal from politics prompted his loyalists to rampage through the capital's streets in a show of force.

Aug 31, 2022 - 17:24
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Powerful Iraqi cleric tells supporters to stand down after day of deadly violence in Baghdad
Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his supporters to go home on Tuesday, 24 hours after his announcement of withdrawal from politics prompted his loyalists to rampage through the capital's streets in a show of force.

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