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Monday, August 29, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Monday, August 29, 2022
Death toll in Iraq clashes raised to 8
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A supporter of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr waves the Iraqi flag in the capital Baghdad, on August 29, 2022. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
BAGHDAD — Eight supporters of Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have been killed and 85 others wounded today after clashes broke out in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, medics tell AFP.
The announcement raises an earlier toll of two al-Sadr supporters killed and 22 others wounded in the clashes with supporters of a rival faction. The army announced a nationwide curfew from 7:00 p.m. local time.
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