Kuwait asks citizens to leave Iraq amid Baghdad unrest
Protests are happening throughout Iraq following cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's announcement declaring he has given up on politics.
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Kuwait’s embassy in Baghdad asked citizens today to leave Iraq due to the political unrest in the country, the official Kuwait News Agency reported.
What happened: The Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has been rocked by protests for days. Many of the protesters are supporters of the influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The Sadrists are angry at the rival Coordination Framework’s actions vis-a-vis a new government formation and oppose the alliance’s nominee for prime minister. The Coordination Framework consists of Shiite parties that are opposed to Sadr. It includes former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law Coalition and political parties affiliated with Iran-backed militias.