Deadly clashes in Iraq as Sadr quits politics

Deadly clashes in Iraq as Sadr quits politics

Heavy clashes erupted in Baghdad, killing almost 20 people, after powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said he would quit politics, prompting his loyalists to storm a government palace and fight with rival groups.

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