Protesters outdoors the presidential palace on Monday.
Our previous “good friend” Muqtada al Sadr aka Mookie introduced he’s withdrawing from Iraqi politics and his supporters stormed the Presidential Palace within the Inexperienced Zone and are threatening the U.S. Embassy. The state of affairs is chaotic. There are some reviews that the US Embassy is being evacuated by way of helicopters. There’s a contradictory report claiming the Individuals are nonetheless hunkered down within the Embassy.
Mookie is an Iraqi Shia cleric. Though he acquired help from Iran prior to now, he’s infamous for his impartial streak and, when handy, thumbing his nostril on the Mullahs in Tehran. Need makes this present mud up so fascinating is that it pits Iraqi Shia loyal to Sadr towards different Iraqi Shia’s who don’t observe Mookie. For those who recall, Iraq is a majority Shia nation and a few of these Shia are aligned with Iran.
The Iraqi Authorities has imposed an instantaneous curfew in Baghdad. Stays to be seen if the Authorities has the flexibility to implement it and quell the rebellion. Mookie’s supporters declare they’ve seized 6 Authorities buildings in Baghdad. Kind of appears to be like like a coup.
The Iraqi Authorities is firing tear gasoline and the Sadr supporters.
Right here is video displaying smoke billowing from the Inexperienced Zone:
And it’s not simply smoke. You may hear gunfire as effectively: https://rumble.com/embed/v1f7t73/?pub=5azz7 Is that this a part of a brand new annual Biden occasion? You understand, abandoning a U.S. outpost within the Center East?
