Iraq: Violence is not a solution

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
withdrawal on Tuesday at noon immediately after their leader, Muqtada Sadr, called on them to evacuate the heavily fortified Green Zone of
immediately withdraw from the Green Zone
said.After this order, Sadrist protesters and militants immediately left their positions in the Green Zone, a move that was widely welcomed
violence is the epitome of patriotism and respect to the sanctity of Iraqi blood
His speech emplaces national and moral duty upon all to protect Iraq and stop political escalation and violence and, to immediately engage
Ayatollah Raisi said that security and stability in Iraq can only be established through dialogue between all the political currents of the
country, based on the constitution and in order to reach an understanding on the formation of a new government to solve the problems of the
measures to improve the atmosphere of cooperation among regional countries without the interference of outsiders will be effective in
framework of legal processes, while maintaining the power of the government of Iraq.Also, last week, Ayatollah Raisi spoke with the Iraqi
prime minister and called for dialogue
October 2021 parliamentary election which handed the Sadrist movement a clear, yet inconclusive, victory.A few weeks ago, the Sadrists began
an open-ended sit-in at the Iraqi parliament and on Tuesday they expanded it to include the Iraqi judiciary, a move that prompted al-Kadhimi
institution exposes the country to real dangers, stressing that the right to protest is constitutionally guaranteed but with the need to
respect state institutions
PM @MAKadhimi called for calm, and for an immediate meeting of the leaders of political forces in order to activate the national dialogue