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Hundreds of thousands gather for mass prayer in Baghdad

Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr swim in fountain inside the green zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis heeded the call of an influential Shiite cleric to gather in a show of strength for a mass prayer in the heart of Baghdad's heavily fortified government zone on Friday. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr attend open-air Friday prayers at Grand Festivities Square within the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis heeded the call of an influential Shiite cleric to gather in a show of strength for a mass prayer in the heart of Baghdad's heavily fortified government zone on Friday. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather during an open-air Friday prayers at Grand Festivities Square within the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr attend open-air Friday prayers at Grand Festivities Square within the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr attend open-air Friday prayers at Grand Festivities Square within the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hold posters with his image during an open-air Friday prayers at Grand Festivities Square within the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr holds his photo during an open-air Friday prayers at Grand Festivities Square within the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather during an open-air Friday prayers at Grand Festivities Square within the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather during an open-air Friday prayers at Grand Festivities Square within the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather during an open-air Friday prayers at Grand Festivities Square within the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather during an open-air Friday prayers at Grand Festivities Square within the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Hundreds of thousands gather for mass prayer in Baghdad