Protesters storm Iraq’s Republican Palace after cleric says quitting politics

Issued on: 29/08/2022 – 14:02 Dozens of supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Monday stormed the Republican Palace, a ceremonial building inside Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone of government buildings, a security source said. Angry protesters “entered the Republican Palace” shortly after Sadr said he was quitting politics, the source…