Sadr clings to the resignation of Abdul Mahdi's government

Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the largest bloc in parliament, yesterday stuck to his position calling for the resignation of the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi, while renewed demonstrations in Baghdad and Iraqi cities and killed 14 people with live bullets.

Sources said that prominent political leaders sought to persuade Sadr to stop calling for the dismissal of the government, but he insisted on his position, raising fears that his followers will join the demonstrations.

With the curfew lifted and the internet blocked after four days of protests and clashes, police and medical sources confirmed more clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the capital yesterday.


Live fire was heard at the demonstrators, who gathered in the vicinity of the Oil Ministry on the roads leading to Tahrir Square. In Nasiriyah, the center of the southern province of Dhi Qar, protesters burned party headquarters.

With more than 100 people killed since the protests began, the UN mission in Iraq yesterday called for an end to the violence and said in a statement: "This must stop, and those responsible for violence must be held accountable."




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