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A months-long political standoff in Iraq boiled over into deadly violence on Monday, with at least 15 people killed as supporters of rival Shi’ite factions fought in the capital, including the international zone where foreign embassies are located.

BAGHDAD—An influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry ...

The spokesman for the National Security Council on Monday said the U.S. embassy was not being evacuated, despite rocket attacks on the Green Zone in Baghdad.

15 supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr were shot dead in Baghdads Green Zone on Monday.

12 dead in Baghdad clashes after Sadr loyalists storm government palace

An influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government palace and sparking clashes with security forces. At least 15 protesters were killed.

The dramatic increase in violence following Sadr’s withdrawal from politics prompted him to announce that he would go on a hunger strike until “the violence and use of weapons stops."

Iraqs al-Sadr calls on supporters to end protests within hour-

The situation in Baghdad has calmed somewhat after cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his supporters to pull back.

Ten months after the October 2021 parliamentary elections, Iraq is still mired in a political impasse that turned deadly Monday after Moqtada al-Sadr announced his resignation from politics. Supporters…