Clash Outside Iraq Government Palace, At Least 15 Dead
Clash sparked by influential Shiite cleric announcing resignation, prompting hundreds of angry followers to storm palace
View Source | August 29, 2022 6:12 pm
- Followers loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clashes with security forces.
- At least 15 protesters were killed.
- Protesters breached the palace gates.
- Many reportedly got into lavish salons and marbled halls of the palace.
- Iraq’s military announced a nationwide curfew.
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