The blast happened amid Australia’s efforts to mediate and bring an end to one of Iraq's worst political crises. 9News
in Iraq to mediate between influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and an Iran-backed faction of rival Shiite parties, according to the security officials, to end one of Iraq's worst political crises in recent years.A file photo of Iraqi security forces stand guard outside the heavily fortified Green Zone during protests in Baghdad, Iraq in July.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad al-Sahaf condemned the attack, and said Iraq was committed to protecting all diplomatic missions in the country. Caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has been unsuccessful in trying to bring the quarreling groups to a settlement.Despite the explosion, the Australian convoy was able to enter the Green Zone.The followers al-Sadr and his political rivals, a coalition of Iran-backed Shiite groups called the Coordination Framework, have been at odds since after last year’s parliamentary elections., leading to what has become one of the worst political crises in Iraq in recent years.
On Tuesday, Al-Sadr's supporters pitched tents and protested outside the Supreme Judicial Council, accusing it of being politicised in favor of their Iran-backed allies.
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