The Iraqi Joint Operational Command announced the withdrawal of all demonstrators from the Green Zone and its environs in the center of the capital Baghdad and the beginning of normalization of life, explaining that “all demonstrators have left the Green Zone and its environs.” environment, and life began to return to normal.”
For 18 hours, Baghdad has witnessed protests, clashes and security chaos that left at least 23 dead and 380 injured as Sadrist leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced his final retirement from politics.
And the official Iraqi news agency published pictures showing sit-down supporters of the Sadrist movement setting up tents in the area of the House of Representatives.
And before that, the Joint Operations Command announced the lifting of the curfew they imposed on Monday in Baghdad and other provinces.
Earlier Tuesday, both Sadr and the Framework of Coordination called on their supporters to withdraw from Baghdad after local and international warnings that Iraq was heading towards “more violence and bloodshed” and called for dialogue to resolve the political crisis that has lasted more than 10 months…
Source: El Nashra