Iraqi protesters storm parliament in Baghdad, set up sit-in


              Iraqi protesters rest in the Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 as thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breached the building for the second time in a week to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups. Heeding the calls of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, the demonstrators used ropes to pull down cement barricades leading to the gate of Iraq’s Green Zone. The district houses official buildings and foreign embassies.  (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
            
              Iraqi protesters try to remove concrete barriers on their way to the Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 as thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breached the building for the second time in a week to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups.(AP Photo/Adil al-Khazali)
            
              Iraqi security forces gather near the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 as thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breach Iraq's parliament. It was the second time in a week to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups.  Heeding the calls of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, the demonstrators used ropes to pull down cement barricades leading to the gate of Iraq’s Green Zone.  (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
            
              Iraqi protesters rest in the Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 as thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breached the building for the second time in a week to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups.(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
            
              Iraqi protesters use chains to try to remove concrete barriers on their way to the Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 as thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breached the building for the second time in a week to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups.(AP Photo/Adil al-Khazali)
            
              Iraqi protesters fill the Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 as thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breached the building for the second time in a week to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups. Heeding the calls of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, the demonstrators used ropes to pull down cement barricades leading to the gate of Iraq’s Green Zone.  (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
            
              Iraqi protesters pose with national flags and pictures of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr inside the Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022. Thousands of followers of the influential Shiite cleric breached Iraq's parliament on Saturday, the second time in a week, to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups.(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
            
              Iraqi protesters pose with national flags, a blood-stained shirt, and pictures of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr inside the Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022. Thousands of followers of the influential Shiite cleric breached Iraq's parliament on Saturday, the second time in a week, to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups.(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
            
              Iraqi protesters fill the Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 as thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breached the building for the second time in a week to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups.(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
            
              Iraqi protesters fill the Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 as thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breached the building for the second time in a week to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups.(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
            
              Protesters gather a bridge leading to the Green Zone area in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 — days after hundreds breached Baghdad's parliament Wednesday chanting anti-Iran curses in a demonstration against a nominee for prime minister by Iran-backed parties.(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
            
              A veiled woman protester holds an Iraqi flag as people gather near the Green Zone area in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 — days after hundreds breached Baghdad's parliament Wednesday chanting anti-Iran curses in a demonstration against a nominee for prime minister by Iran-backed parties.(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
            
              A protester holds a poster depicting Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on a bridge leading towards the Green Zone area in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 — days after hundreds breached Baghdad's parliament Wednesday chanting anti-Iran curses in a demonstration against a nominee for prime minister by Iran-backed parties.(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
            
              Protesters try to remove concrete barriers and cross the bridge towards the Green Zone area in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 — days after hundreds breached Baghdad's parliament Wednesday chanting anti-Iran curses in a demonstration against a nominee for prime minister by Iran-backed parties.(AP Photo Ali Abdul Hassan)
Iraqi protesters storm parliament in Baghdad, set up sit-in