Muqtada al-Sadr Declares Hunger Strike

The Sadrist Movement leader has announced, through his fellow Sadrist Bloc politician, Hassan Alathary, that he will be conducting a hunger strike until violence in Iraq is halted.

So far, at least four protestors have been killed by PMU forces inside the Green Zone after al-Sadr announced his retirement from politics. It is not currently clear who else will be joining the cleric, this is developing.

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United States Military Academy and American Military University Alumni. Victor covers flash military, intelligence, and geo-political updates.

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