Al-Sadr Warns U.S., UK Embassies Not to Meddle in Iraqi Affairs
BAGHDAD – The
influential Iraqi Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, said on Tuesday that
his followers will not attack the embassies located in the Green Zone in
Baghdad, but warned the U.S. and UK embassies not to meddle in the
internal affairs of Iraq.
Al-Sadr said in a statement released in Baghdad that he has heard about the fears of the diplomatic missions in that area of a popular assault on the Green Zone, and he thought it necessary to send them a message of tranquility and peace.However, the cleric issued a warning to the embassies not to intervene in the internal affairs of Iraq. In that area, which is located in the center of Baghdad, there are the headquarters of the Iraqi government, parliament and foreign embassies and entry is only allowed to Iraqis who work there.
On Feb. 26, Al-Sadr threatened, during a mass protest in Baghdad, to withdraw support from the government of Haider al-Abadi if he does not implement the reforms requested by the cleric in 45 days.
Al-Sadr said in a statement released in Baghdad that he has heard about the fears of the diplomatic missions in that area of a popular assault on the Green Zone, and he thought it necessary to send them a message of tranquility and peace.However, the cleric issued a warning to the embassies not to intervene in the internal affairs of Iraq. In that area, which is located in the center of Baghdad, there are the headquarters of the Iraqi government, parliament and foreign embassies and entry is only allowed to Iraqis who work there.
On Feb. 26, Al-Sadr threatened, during a mass protest in Baghdad, to withdraw support from the government of Haider al-Abadi if he does not implement the reforms requested by the cleric in 45 days.
