Baghdad’s Green Zone was thrown into chaos last night after Moqtada Sadr announced he was “retiring” from politics. At least fifteen followers of the Shiite leader were killed by bullets and more than three hundred wounded, according to medical sources.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for “restraint” and asked all parties to “take immediate measures to de-escalate the situation” following the chaos that prevailed in Baghdad’s Green Zone, according to a press release issued by the his representative.
Mr. Guterres is “following with concern the protests that took place in Iraq,” during which “protesters entered government buildings,” Stephane Dujarric said in the text.
“It appeals for calm and restraint and calls on all parties to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation and avoid violence,” he continued.
“The Secretary-General urges all parties and all actors to overcome their differences and enter without further delay into an inclusive peaceful dialogue.”
Baghdad’s Green Zone was thrown into chaos last night after Moqtada Sadr announced he was “retiring” from politics. At least fifteen followers of the Shiite leader were killed by bullets and more than three hundred wounded, according to medical sources.
At least seven mortars hit the supposedly heavily guarded perimeter that houses government institutions and foreign embassies, said a source close to the security forces, who was unable to give a casualty count.
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