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Armed Iraqi protesters loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr fired rocket-propelled grenades on Tuesday (August 30) as clashes continued for a second day between rival Shi'ite Muslim groups in Baghdad.

The protesters shot rifles and fired grenades toward a formation of armoured vehicles on the other side of a wall defending the Iraqi capital's fortified Green Zone.

Iraq's military said militants had also fired several rockets into the Green Zone.

Nearly 20 people were killed on Monday (August 29) when clashes jolted Iraq into new violence as supporters of Sadr, a former anti-U.S. insurgent leader, faced off with Shi’ite armed groups mostly loyal to Iran.

A prolonged political deadlock after an October election, during which the two camps have competed for power, has given the country its longest run without a government and led to new unrest as Iraq struggles to recover from decades of conflict.

Sadr has positioned himself as a nationalist who opposes all foreign interference, whether from the United States and the West or from Iran. He commands a thousands-strong militia and has millions of loyal supporters across the country. His opponents, longtime allies of Tehran, control dozens of paramilitary groups heavily armed and trained by Iranian forces.

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