Iraq's neighbors urge calm in response to Baghdad clashes
The situation in Baghdad has calmed somewhat after cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his supporters to pull back.
Several regional countries have issued statements on the political violence in Iraq, expressing concern at the violence and urging calm.
Last night supporters of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the seat of the Iraqi government in Baghdad. Armed clashes ensued between the Sadrist Saraya al-Salam militia and Iran-backed Shiite militias within Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units.
