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Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr dance and sing after storming parliament in the capital's high-security Green Zone, in protest at a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister. IMAGES
Hundreds of supporters of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr storm into Baghdad's Green Zone and set up tents beside parliament after Sadr denounces the failure of politicians to reform a political quota system blamed for rampant corruption. Mana Rabiee reports.
A bulldozer belonging to the supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr demolishes a concrete wall set by security forces on Republic Bridge to block protesters from reaching Baghdad's Green Zone, after parliament held its first session in two months. IMAGES
Iraqi supporters of powerful Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr clash with security forces as they gather near Baghdad's Green Zone, shortly after three rockets were fired at the high-security compound during a parliament session, wounding four security force personnel. IMAGES
Supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr march towards Baghdad's high-security Green Zone, shortly after Sadr said he was quitting politics. IMAGES