Sunday 1 May 2016

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ஈராக்கில் பொம்மை ஆட்சி பச்சை மண்டலம் முற்றுகை! 
Shiite Protesters Supporting Muqtada al-Sadr Storm Baghdad's Green Zone, Occupy Parliament Building
 BY PATRICK POOLE APRIL 30, 2016 CHAT 50 COMMENTS

The government of Iraq teeters on the brink of collapse and a state of emergency has been declared after thousands of supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the Green Zone in Baghdad today and occupied the parliament building:


Hundreds of protesters climbed over the blast walls surrounding Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone for the first time on Saturday and stormed into parliament, carrying Iraqi flags and chanting against the government.

The breach marked a major escalation in the country's political crisis following months of anti-government protests, sit-ins and demonstrations by supporters of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The Green Zone is home to most ministries and foreign embassies and has long been the focus of al-Sadr's criticism of the government.

Earlier Saturday, al-Sadr accused Iraqi politicians of blocking political reforms aimed at combating corruption and waste. While al-Sadr didn't call for an escalation to the protests, shortly after his remarks, his supporters began scaling the compound's walls. A group of young men then pulled down a section of concrete blast walls to cheers from the crowd of thousands gathered in the streets outside.

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