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Iraq populist cleric calls for anti-US demonstrations on Sunday

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11:4426/01/2020, Sunday
U: 26/01/2020, Sunday
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Supporters of Qais al-Khazali, leader of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq Iran-backed militia group, burnt an U.S. flag during a demonstration against U.S sanctions targeting al-Khazali, in Baghdad, Iraq, December 14, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani
Supporters of Qais al-Khazali, leader of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq Iran-backed militia group, burnt an U.S. flag during a demonstration against U.S sanctions targeting al-Khazali, in Baghdad, Iraq, December 14, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Iraqi populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for demonstrations against the U.S. embassy on Sunday in Baghdad and other cities, a statement from his office said.

The demonstrations are to also decry "those who have offended the symbol of the nation, Sayed Moqtada al-Sadr," the statement said.

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