At least 12 protesters have reportedly been shot dead and hundreds of others injured on Monday after supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr stormed Iraq’s government palace shortly after the influential Shiite cleric announced he was withdrawing from politics. Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are pictured in the capital Baghdad’s Green Zone , Iraq, Aug. … Continue reading At least 12 dead, hundreds hurt in clashes after Iraqi Shiite cleric quits