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Quiet in Basra after Sadr appeal
30 August 2022 12:29 BST
Middle East Eye's correspondent in Basra said it was calm in the city after Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to end their actions in Baghdad and southern Iraq and go back home.
Earlier on Tuesday, pro-Sadr followers had stormed the headquarters of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, one of the most influential Iraqi armed factions backed by Iran, in the centre of Basra, torched the building and burned the images of the late Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
On Monday night, clashes had erupted in Basra, but no casualties had been announced.