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Chaos in Iraq as followers of firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr storm parliament twice in two days
  • Protesters storm Baghdad Parliament to protest formation of new government they claim is backed by Iran

  • They are followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who led 2004 insurgency against US and British troops

  • Iraqi security forces used tear gas and sound bombs to try to repel them with at least 125 people injured

  • Demonstrators call for government 'free of corruption and foreign influence' that plagued Iraq for decades
    You’re in Iraq, guys — do be realistic.

Posted by: Skidmark 2022-07-31
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=639961