Iraq imposes curfew amid unrest – Muricas News

In Baghdad, a whole lot of supporters of the Shiite politician Muqtada al-Sadr broke into the Republican Palace, which homes the headquarters of the federal government.

The authorities have introduced a nationwide curfew, which can take impact at 19:00.

Earlier, al-Sadr known as for the dissolution of parliament, and the president of the starna – to find out the date of early elections. After the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq refused, al-Sadr’s supporters took to the streets.

A couple of hours earlier, Muqtada al-Sadr introduced the cessation of political exercise and the closure of the workplaces of the motion he leads.