2022 Baghdad clashes

2022 Baghdad clashes
Part of the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis
Date29 – 30 August 2022
Location
Green Zone, Baghdad, Iraq
Caused by
Methods
Parties

Iraq Protestors

Iraq Counter-protesters

Lead figures

Iraq Non-centralized leadership

Casualties and losses
30 killed; 590 injured[1]
Unknown
0 killed; 110 injured[1]

The 2022 Baghdad clashes was a civil conflict that broke out between supporters of Iraqi politician Muqtada al-Sadr and pro-Iranian forces, following Sadr's announcement of his resignation from politics.[2] The move came after the resignation of Grand Ayatollah Kadhim Al-Haeri, the leader of his Iran-based Sadrist movement, which Sadr believed wasn't of his own volition.[3] The unrest was considered the most serious crisis in the country since the defeat of ISIL in the country in 2017, since which Iraq has had relative stability.[4] The clashes left at least 30 people dead and 700 more injured, including 110 members of the security forces.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Rasheed, Jillian Kestler-D'Amours,Zaheena. "At least 30 killed in Iraq armed clashes, hundreds wounded". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  4. ^ "Iraq chaos as al-Sadr supporters storm Green Zone after he quits". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2022-08-30.