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Iraq Shiite cleric’s supporters demand assembly be dissolved

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, seen in poster, protest in front the Supreme Judicial Council, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Dozens of supporters of al-Sadr, an influential Shiite cleric in Iraq, rallied on Tuesday in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections. The demonstration underscored how intractable Iraq's latest political crisis has become. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protest in front the Supreme Judicial Council, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Dozens of supporters of al-Sadr, an influential Shiite cleric in Iraq, rallied on Tuesday in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections. The demonstration underscored how intractable Iraq's latest political crisis has become. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hang a banner with a picture of him during a protest in front the Supreme Judicial Council, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Dozens of supporters of al-Sadr, an influential Shiite cleric in Iraq, rallied on Tuesday in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections. The demonstration underscored how intractable Iraq's latest political crisis has become. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protest in front an entrance to the Supreme Judicial Council, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Dozens of supporters of al-Sadr, an influential Shiite cleric in Iraq, rallied on Tuesday in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections. The demonstration underscored how intractable Iraq's latest political crisis has become. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protest in front the Supreme Judicial Council, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Dozens of supporters of al-Sadr, an influential Shiite cleric in Iraq, rallied on Tuesday in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections. The demonstration underscored how intractable Iraq's latest political crisis has become. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraq Shiite cleric’s supporters demand assembly be dissolved