Iraqi Cleric Sadr Calls On Followers To End Their Protests And To Withdraw

Middle East Eye: Iraq: Sadr followers end protests after cleric calls on them to withdraw

Military ends nationwide curfew after influential cleric entreats supporters to retreat from Baghdad's Green Zone and apologises for violence

Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr, carrying guns and driving tuk-tuk vehicles, have begun withdrawing from Baghdad's Green Zone after the influential Shia cleric called on Tuesday for them to end their actions.

Following the move, the Iraqi military's Joint Operations Command said it had been decided to lift the nationwide curfew in the capital Baghdad and other provinces, following two days of violence.

During a news conference in Najaf, Sadr ordered his followers to end their protests, sparked by his withdrawal from politics on Monday, and apologised to Iraqis after 28 people were killed in clashes.

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style="font-size: large;">Iraqi Cleric Sadr Calls On Followers To End Their Protests And To Withdraw

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