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Water cannons fired during anti-Sadr protest near occupied parliament

AFP, 01 Aug 2022
Iraqi supporters of the Coordination Framework hold an anti-Sadr protest near the parliament occupied by Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr supporters. Sadr's supporters have been occupying parliament in the normally high-security Green Zone -- also home to government buildings and embassies -- since Saturday. They started their protest in response to the rival alliance's prime ministerial nomination.

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