Iraq's neighbors urge calm in response to Baghdad clashes

The situation in Baghdad has calmed somewhat after cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his supporters to pull back.
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A supporter of Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr dismantles an encampment in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone on Aug. 30, 2022. - AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images
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Several regional countries have issued statements on the political violence in Iraq, expressing concern at the violence and urging calm.

Last night supporters of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the seat of the Iraqi government in Baghdad. Armed clashes ensued between the Sadrist Saraya al-Salam militia and Iran-backed Shiite militias within Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units. 

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