Iraq Demonstrators Support Cleric's Threat on Reform

Several hundred demonstrators gathered Sunday in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad in support of a Shi'ite cleric who has threatened the Iraqi government with mass protests if Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi doesn't name a new Cabinet by Tuesday. Protesters began gathering Saturday and warned more would join their sit-in if Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's demands are not met. Sadr had organized a two-week demonstration last month. He ended it when Abadi tendered a list of new...

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