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How Moqtada al-Sadr Could Take Down Iraq’s Government

He’s Baaaaack

Supporters of the powerful Shia cleric stormed Baghdad’s parliament, leaving legislators quivering in the basement and Iraq on the edge of political chaos.

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Published May 1 2016 8:15PM EDT

articles/2016/05/01/how-moqtada-al-sadr-could-take-down-iraq-s-government/160501-weiss-iraq-parliament-tease_rj0okj — Khalid Al Mousily/Reuters

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