Iraq latest updates: Al-Sadr supporters withdraw from Green Zone

Iraq news from August 30: Following days of violence, supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr withdraw from Baghdad’s Green Zone.

Followers of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr withdraw from the streets after violent clashes, near the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq.
Followers of Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr withdraw from the streets after violent clashes, near the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq [Ahmed Saad/Reuters]
By Linah Alsaafin
Published On 30 Aug 2022
  • Supporters of populist leader Muqtada al-Sadr begin to withdraw from Baghdad’s Green Zone after calls to fully retreat from the area.
  • Al-Sadr supporters earlier fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns at the Green Zone as security forces returned fire.