12 killed as al-Sadr supporters storm Iraqi gov't offices in Baghdad

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12 killed as al-Sadr supporters storm Iraqi gov't offices in Baghdad

STORY: 12 killed as al-Sadr supporters storm Iraqi gov't offices in Baghdad DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of protest STORYLINE: Thousands of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's supporters stormed major Iraqi government buildings in Baghdad, sparking clashes that left at least 12 people killed and dozens wounded late on Monday. Iraqi security forces fired tear gas canisters and bullets in the air to disperse the protesters who stormed the compounds, while sporadic shootouts from unknown gunmen occurred inside the heavily fortified zone, a source from the Interior Ministry told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. At least 12 protesters and security members were killed and dozens wounded, the source said, adding the security forces managed to push back the protesters from the presidential palace and the prime minister's headquarters before sunset, but their weeks-long sit-in protest was continuing in the parliament building inside the G

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