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Sadr ends Green Zone sit-in after Abadi presented new cabinet reshuffle

 Sadr ends Green Zone sit-in after Abadi presented new cabinet reshuffle

the cleric Moqtada al-Sadr

the cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
The Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. File photo.

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Thursday, Iraqi Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr decided to end the sit-in near the Green Zone in central Baghdad, and called for mass demonstrations in all provinces every Friday to push the parliament to vote on the new cabinet reshuffle, while called his protesters to make an organized withdrawal.

Sadr said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The protests after Friday prayers will continue in order to push the parliament to vote on the new cabinet.”

The Iraqi cleric also described Abadi’s proposed cabinet lineup as courageous, while ordered the protesters to make an organized withdrawal.