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Followers of cleric enter Iraqi parliament in show of force

FILE - Mohammed al-Sudani, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote in the country's parliamentary elections in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, May 12, 2018. Hundreds of demonstrators reached the gate of Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, to protest the recent nomination of al-Sudani for prime minister by Iran-backed political groups. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hold posters with his photo outside of the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Adil al-Khazali) Iraqi security forces stand guard outside the heavily fortified Green Zone during protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Adil al-Khazali) Protesters gather outside the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Adil al-Khazali) Hundreds of Iraqi protesters breached Baghdad's parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July. 27, 2022. The majority of the protesters were followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The demonstrators, all of them men, were seen walking on tables of the parliament floor, sitting in the chairs of lawmakers and waving Iraqi flags. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan) Hundreds of Iraqi protesters breached Baghdad's parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July. 27, 2022. The majority of the protesters were followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The demonstrators, all of them men, were seen walking on tables of the parliament floor, sitting in the chairs of lawmakers and waving Iraqi flags. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan) Iraqi protesters breach Baghdad's parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July. 27, 2022. The majority of the protesters were followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The demonstrators, all of them men, were seen walking on tables of the parliament floor, sitting in the chairs of lawmakers and waving Iraqi flags. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan) Iraqi protesters breach Baghdad's parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July. 27, 2022. The majority of the protesters were followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The demonstrators, all of them men, were seen walking on tables of the parliament floor, sitting in the chairs of lawmakers and waving Iraqi flags. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan) Iraqi protesters breach Baghdad's parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July. 27, 2022. The majority of the protesters were followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The demonstrators, all of them men, were seen walking on tables of the parliament floor, sitting in the chairs of lawmakers and waving Iraqi flags. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)
Followers of cleric enter Iraqi parliament in show of force