Iraq’s Sadr tells supporters to withdraw after violent clashes

A boy walks close to the workplace of Badr Group, which was burned by supporters of Iraqi populist chief Moqtada al-Sadr, in Baghdad, Iraq August 30, 2022. REUTERS/Wissam Al-Okaili

BAGHDAD, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr instructed his followers to go away their protests in central Baghdad on Tuesday and apologised to the Iraqi folks after practically two days of violent clashes between rival Shi’ite Muslim teams.

“This isn’t a revolutionary (anymore) as a result of it has misplaced its peaceable character,” Sadr mentioned in a televised deal with. “The spilling of Iraqi blood is forbidden,” he added.

Reporting by John Davison and Nadine Awadalla in Dubai

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