3 Killed In Clashes After Iraq's Top Shia Cleric Al-Sadr Exits Politics | Baghdad News

At least three people have been killed and dozens injured in violent clashes that erupted in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Monday, following an announcement by powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr that he was withdrawing from political life.

the security forces pushed protesters out of Iraq's Republican Palace by firing tear gas and live bullets. Hundreds of protesters stormed the building inside the Green Zone following al-Sadr's announcement.

The Republican Palace is where the Iraqi cabinet meets, and Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has now suspended all meetings of his government until further notice, according to a statement released by his office. The Prime Minister has urged al-Sadr "to help call on the demonstrators to withdraw from government institutions."

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