Shia leader Muqtada Sadr on Tuesday urged his supporters to leave Baghdad’s roads and federal buildings “within an hour” and halt anti-government protests.
According to broadcaster “Al Arabyia”, which has been tracking the crisis in Loco, 33 people were killed in clashes with security forces or groups of “pro-Iranian infiltrates”.
However, the number does not include victims among these armed organizations, including the police or Hachd al-Shaabi.
More than 700 people have been more or less injured since the clashes began on Monday 29.
Sadr publicly apologized to the Iraqi people for the deadly clashes that have taken place since yesterday, and said he was “very sorry” for what had happened.
“I am very sorry for everything that has happened in Iraq for months, but I apologize to the Iraqi people for what happened. Our country is a prisoner of corruption, but the revolution cannot be made with weapons. Be peaceful,” he said. And the clerics who thanked the national security forces for not attacking the Sadrists when they were targeted by pro-Iranian groups.
Iraq has been facing a serious political crisis for almost 11 months, unable to appoint a new president or a new prime minister. Sadr’s party was the winner of the last general elections held in October, making it the largest force in the Assembly with 73 of the 329 deputies elected.
But due to the lack of resolution, the Shiite leader announced on Monday that he is “retiring” from politics after 20 years of acting and closing all his party offices.
His decision was followed by a riot by his followers, who occupied federal buildings such as the Palace of the Republic and poured into the streets of Baghdad’s so-called Green Zone, home of federal institutions, diplomatic headquarters and the country’s most important residences. influential politicians. .
Due to the tension, the government lowered the indefinite curfew, but after a relatively uneventful dawn, protesters returned to the streets this morning and clashed.
source: Noticias
