Shia Iraqis protest against US interference

Supporters of the Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protest in Baghdad against US-led coalition targeting ISIL.

Thousands of Iraqis have rallied in central Baghdad against a US-led military campaign targeting fighters from the group known as ISIL.

Followers of Shia cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on the Iraqi government to reject US interference in the battle against ISIL, as the US-led coalition formed plans to intensify raids against the group.

Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Baghdad.

Source: Al Jazeera

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