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Iraq: Iraq MPs tied to populist cleric Sadr declare sit-in at parliament as protests rage

Followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr chant slogans against corruption, the US and Israel during demonstrations.

Followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr chant slogans against corruption, the US and Israel during demonstrations. Source: AP

More than 150 people died in the initial six-day wave of protests, and another 63 have been killed since the protests began anew this week.



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