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Angry supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr stormed a government palace Monday after the powerful Shiite said he was quitting politics, as tensions soared amid a nearly year-long political stalemate.Shortly after he made his surprise declaration, Sadr followers "entered the Republican Palace", a government building inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone that also houses diplomatic missions, a security source said.

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 and between rival militias. At least 10 protesters were killed. Protesters loyal to&#x2...

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Twelve protesters were killed Monday after supporters of cleric Moqtada Sadr stormed the government palace in Baghdads Green Zone as the powerful Shiite leader said he was quitting politics. Shots were fired in the fortified area which houses government buildings as well as diplomatic missions, an ..

An influential Shiite cleric announced that he will resign from Iraqi politics, and hundreds of his angry followers responded by storming the government palace.

Hundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric stormed Iraq’s government palace shortly after he announced he was withdrawing from politics, further deepening an unprecedented political crisis.

Twelve people were killed and 270 more were injured after clashes erupted between Iraqi security forces and followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr in Baghdads Green Zone on Monday, media reported

BAGHDAD - Shelling targeted Baghdad's high-security Green Zone Monday, a security source said, after Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said he was quitting politics, sparking chaos in which 15 of his supporters were killed.

Iraq’s military announced a nationwide curfew, and the caretaker premier suspended Cabinet sessions in response to the violence resulting in a further 270 wounded or injured during the clashes with the security forces.

At least 3 people have been killed in clashes as followers of Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr storm government buildings.