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#BREAKING Iraq's Moqtada Sadr gives followers one hour to end protests
#UPDATE Iraq's powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr called Tuesday on followers to end all protests after fighting with rival Shiite forces backed by Iran raged for a second day in Baghdad's Green Zone
#BREAKING Iraqi Sadr supporters start to leave Green Zone after call to end protests: media
#BREAKING Iraq army lifts curfew after Sadr call for end to protests
#UPDATE Iraqi supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada #Sadr began withdrawing on Tuesday from Baghdad's Green Zone after he demanded fighting end between rival Shiite forces and the army that left 23 dead and hundreds wounded u.afp.com/wtim
#UPDATE Iraqi supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada #Sadr began withdrawing on Tuesday from Baghdad's #GreenZone after he demanded the fighting end between rival Shiite forces and the army that left 23 dead and hundreds wounded u.afp.com/wtim
#BREAKING 30 protesters killed in Baghdad clashes: new toll
#UPDATE Iraqi supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr withdrew from Baghdad's Green Zone after he demanded an end to fighting between rival Shiite forces and the army that left 30 dead and hundreds wounded u.afp.com/wtT6

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