Clashes rock Baghdad's Green Zone as Iraqi parliament re-elects speaker
Iraqi parliament re-elected Mohammed al-Halbusi as parliament speaker amid protests and rockets in the Green Zone.
BAGHDAD — As Iraqi lawmakers met today in Baghdad's Green Zone to vote on the recent resignation of parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi, clashes broke out between supporters of Iraqi populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and security forces.
At least two rockets also landed in the Green Zone this afternoon, according to local media reports.
