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Deshhit: Protests erupt in Iraq after Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr announces retirement from politics
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The situation in Iraq is becoming similar to what was happening in Sri Lanka a few weeks ago. When Iraq's Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr announced his retirement from politics, his supporters created a ruckus in Baghdad. Protesters occupied Rashtrapati Bhavan. There were clashes between the supporters of Al-Sadr and the security forces at many places.