In case you missed it: Supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr stormed a government complex and swam in its pool.
Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr swam in the pool of the Government Headquarters in Baghdad.Armed supporters of a powerful Iraqi cleric who clashed with security forces in the capital have begun to withdraw from the streets following two days of deadly unrest.
Iraq's government has been deadlocked since Mr al-Sadr's party won the largest share of seats in October parliamentary elections but not enough to secure a majority government. Followers of Mr al-Sadr headed to the building shortly after the Shiite cleric said he would retire from politics.On Tuesday, his followers could be seen on live television firing both machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades into the heavily-fortified Green Zone while security forces sporadically returned fire and armoured tanks lined up.
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