Sri Lanka 2.0 in Iraq
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Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns
Iraq's Shi'ite Moqtada al-Sadr on Monday quit politics and closed his institutions in response to an intractable political deadlock. "I hereby announce my final withdrawal," Sadr tweeted. He criticized fellow Shi'ite political leaders for failing to heed his calls for reform.
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Entry in Presidential palace
Protesters loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pulled down the cement barriers outside the government palace with ropes and breached the palace gates. Many rushed into the lavish salons and marbled halls of the palace, a key meeting place for Iraqi heads of state and foreign dignitaries.
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Protestors raising
An immediate curfew was put in place right after as Palace security was unable to control the mass of demonstrators. Protestors climbed the palace building and hosted the Iraq flag.
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15 dead
Ninteen people were injured during the clashes between al-Sadr supporters and security forces in Baghdad's Green Zone, and several of them were hit by tear gas and stun grenades as they storm the government palace in Baghdad, according to Russia Today.
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Dip in pool
This may remind you of Sri Lankan crisis where in June protestors storm presidential palace and took a dip in the pool. Iraqi protestors did not step back from experiencing the same.