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Aug 29 • 3 tweets • 2 min read
#BREAKING The Iraqi Joint Operations Command has declared a total curfew in capital #Baghdad, Al Jazeera reported Monday.
Casualties were reported after supporters of Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr clashed with supporters of Iran-backed groups in Baghdad.

Reuters reporters said that gunfire was heard in Baghdad as Iran-aligned gunmen fired bullets into the air.
#LATEST #Iraq declares comprehensive curfew in all governorates starting at 7 p.m. local time.

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