At least 30 people were killed, and 700 others were injured in Bagdad's Green Zone as clashes continue, a medical source revealed to Al-Jazeera.
According to Iraqi sources, work was suspended across the country due to the curfew which was imposed by the Iraqi army on Monday at 7 PM as fighting continues following the announcement of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to completely resign political life.
Baghdad now this morning: A column of Saraya Alsalam force continues its advance towards the Green Zone, where clashes and chaos are witnessing and the spread of weapons controls the capital, Baghdad. #Baghdad #Iraq #المنطقة_الخضراء pic.twitter.com/SVoKRUNglK
— EYAD ALDULAIMI (@eyadbon) August 30, 2022
Clashes were ignited on Monday between Muqtada al-Sadr's supporters called Saraya Al Salam, the Iraqi army, and men of the Hashed al-Shaabi, which is a former paramilitary integrated into the Iraqi forces.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi urged Muqata al-Sadr to call his supporters to immediately stop protests and withdraw from the Green Zone calling for national dialogue to solve the crisis.
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— Mohammad Jamlish Roy (@jamlishsays) August 30, 2022
US Embassy's Anti rocket system C-RAM activated!#Iraq #Baghdad #بغداد #المنطقة_الخضراء #العراق #GreenZone #Iran
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Earlier yesterday, the US embassy in Iraq activated its anti-rocket system, known as C-RAM amid continued clashes that led to the death of dozens and the injury of hundreds of others including 110 security personnel.
Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed, yesterday, the presidential palace inside the Green Zone in Baghdad.
