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Security forces gather as supporters of Mr Al Sadr bring down concrete barriers leading to the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. AFP
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Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr during a sit-in at a parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
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Moqtada Al Sadr supporters sleeping in the grounds of the Iraqi parliament building complex in Baghdad. Reuters
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Protesters inside the parliament building in Baghdad. AP Photo
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Protesters at prayer in the parliament building. Reuters
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Iraqi men distribute free meals for supporters of Mr Al Sadr during the parliament building sit-in.. Reuters
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Anti-corruption protesters in the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
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Protesters during their occupation of the Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad. Reuters
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Supporters of Moqtada Al Sadr, head of the Sadrist movement, rest after storming the parliament building in the Green Zone in central Baghdad. EPA
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Iraqi security forces were unable to prevent supporters of Mr Al Sadr entering the Green Zone. EPA
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Supporters of cleric Moqtada Al Sadr, protesting against a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister, gather inside Iraq's parliament in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. AFP
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Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr protest inside the parliament building, in Baghdad. Reuters
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A veiled woman protester holds an Iraqi flag as people gather near the Green Zone area, in Baghdad. AP
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Supporters of Mr Al Sadr on Saturday entered Iraq's parliament, after hundreds breached the building on Wednesday in similar protests. AFP
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Demonstrators wave Iraqi flags and pictures of Mr Al Sadr inside the legislature. AFP
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Protesters inside the parliament building. Reuters
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Protesters enter the building after thousands of Sadrists had massed at the end of a bridge leading to Baghdad's Green Zone. AFP
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The protests are the latest challenge for Iraq, which remains stuck in a political deadlock.
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A supporter of Mr Al Sadr waves a flag during the protest at the parliament building. Reuters
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Mr Al Sadr's bloc emerged from elections in October as the biggest parliamentary faction, but was still far short of a majority. AFP
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Nearly 10 months on, the stalemate persists over the establishment of a new government. AFP
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Protesters try to remove concrete barriers, to cross the bridge towards the Green Zone in Baghdad. AP Photo
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Security forces gather as supporters of Mr Al Sadr bring down concrete barriers leading to the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. AFP
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Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr during a sit-in at a parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
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Moqtada Al Sadr supporters sleeping in the grounds of the Iraqi parliament building complex in Baghdad. Reuters
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Protesters inside the parliament building in Baghdad. AP Photo
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Protesters at prayer in the parliament building. Reuters
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Iraqi men distribute free meals for supporters of Mr Al Sadr during the parliament building sit-in.. Reuters
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Anti-corruption protesters in the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
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Protesters during their occupation of the Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad. Reuters
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Supporters of Moqtada Al Sadr, head of the Sadrist movement, rest after storming the parliament building in the Green Zone in central Baghdad. EPA
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Iraqi security forces were unable to prevent supporters of Mr Al Sadr entering the Green Zone. EPA
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Supporters of cleric Moqtada Al Sadr, protesting against a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister, gather inside Iraq's parliament in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. AFP
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Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr protest inside the parliament building, in Baghdad. Reuters
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A veiled woman protester holds an Iraqi flag as people gather near the Green Zone area, in Baghdad. AP
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Supporters of Mr Al Sadr on Saturday entered Iraq's parliament, after hundreds breached the building on Wednesday in similar protests. AFP
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Demonstrators wave Iraqi flags and pictures of Mr Al Sadr inside the legislature. AFP
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Protesters inside the parliament building. Reuters
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Protesters enter the building after thousands of Sadrists had massed at the end of a bridge leading to Baghdad's Green Zone. AFP
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The protests are the latest challenge for Iraq, which remains stuck in a political deadlock.
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A supporter of Mr Al Sadr waves a flag during the protest at the parliament building. Reuters
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Mr Al Sadr's bloc emerged from elections in October as the biggest parliamentary faction, but was still far short of a majority. AFP
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Nearly 10 months on, the stalemate persists over the establishment of a new government. AFP
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Protesters try to remove concrete barriers, to cross the bridge towards the Green Zone in Baghdad. AP Photo
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Security forces gather as supporters of Mr Al Sadr bring down concrete barriers leading to the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. AFP
Iraqi PM Mustafa Al Kadhimi pleads for dialogue after protesters storm parliament again
UN says 'ongoing escalation is deeply concerning' as supporters of the cleric Moqtada Al Sadr breach Baghdad's high-security zone for a second time
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Sinan Mahmoud
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