I don’t know where to put this. People are being evac’d from the roof of the Baghdad embassy.
https://nitter.net/khalediskef/status/1564243963577614340#m
Thanks.
The Associated Press had documented that there is a serious uprising in Iraq, which follows upon a fractious parliamentary election in October.
“A hugely influential Shiite cleric announced Monday he would resign from Iraqi politics and his angry followers stormed the government palace in response, sparking fears that violence could erupt in a country already beset by its worst political crisis in years,” the AP reported.
“Iraq’s government has been deadlocked since cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s party won the largest share of seats in October parliamentary elections but not enough to secure a majority government, the longest since the U.S.-led invasion reset the political order,” the AP added. “His refusal to negotiate with Iran-backed Shiite rivals and subsequent exit from the talks has catapulted the country into political uncertainty and volatility amid intensifying intra-Shiite wrangling.”
Chaos at the Republican Palace on Monday ensued when riot police arrived to put down the insurrection.