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Iraq Parliament Collapses, Lawmakers Flee Baghdad

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Baghdad teeters on the edge of political chaos Sunday. The city is in a state of emergency, protesters are occupying parts of the once-secure International Zone (IZ), lawmakers have run away and the military is on high alert. By Sunday morning, protesters led by Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr continued to crowd the streets in front of the country’s now-empty parliament and gather in what is known as the zone’s “Celebration Square.” Lawmakers fled Saturday after protestors stormed...

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