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Followers of cleric told to withdraw from Iraq’s parliament

Supporters of a political alliance of Iran-backed groups attempt to storm government areas in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gather outside the parliament building during a sit-in protest, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr rest in the parliament building compound amid political unrest in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr set up tents during a sit-in at the parliament building compound amid political unrest, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) A follower of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr rests on an Iraqi flag during a sit-in inside the parliament building, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr cool off inside the green zone, amid a sit-in inside the parliament building, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Followers of cleric told to withdraw from Iraq’s parliament