IRAQI SHIA LEADER QUITS POLITICS
IRAQI SHIA LEADER QUITS POLITICS
Al-Sadr ‘withdraws’ from Iraqi politics after months of tensions
The Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has announced that he is quitting political life and closing his political offices in a move that could further inflame tensions in the country.
hereby announce my final withdrawal,” al-Sadr said on Monday.
The statement, published on Twitter, comes amid months of protests by his supporters backing his call for the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament.
In his statement, al-Sadr attacked his political opponents and said they had not listened to his calls for reform.
