Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr gather outside the Government Headquarters in the capital Baghdad's Green Zone, on August 29, 2022. (AFP)

Supporters of Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather outside the Government Headquarters in the capital Baghdad's Green Zone, on August 29, 2022. (AFP)

Live fire in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone: Report

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Published: 29 August ,2022: 06:22 PM GST Updated: 29 August ,2022: 08:44 PM GST

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Live fire rocked Baghdad's Green Zone on Monday after hundreds of supporters of Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the government building in the fortified area, an AFP journalist said.

Witnesses told AFP that the shots were fired by supporters of a rival Shia bloc, the pro-Iran Coordination Framework, hours after al-Sadr announced his “definitive retirement” from politics amid a protracted political crisis.

Security forces also fired tear gas to disperse the Sadrists at the entrance to the Green Zone, a security source told AFP.

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