The armed clash broke out when the supporter of Moqtada Al-Sadr stormed into the Iraqi Presidential Palace, causing 17 deaths and waistive orders to be issued.

Machine gunfire and many explosions rang on the night of August 29, the road bullets are bright in the blue sky, where the Iraqi government headquarters and foreign embassies, in the most serious fight for many years.

The supporter of Sadr clergy is concentrated outside and on the balcony of the Government headquarters in the green area, Baghdad, August 29.

The armed clash broke out when the Supporters of the Shi'ite Muslims Mo's power Moqtada Al-Sadr rushed into the presidential palace, leaving at least 17 people dead, more than 350 injured.

Security officials said the members of the Peace Brigade, the militia led by Sadr, fought guns with the Iraqi security forces tasked with protecting the Green region.

It is not clear which factors opened fire first in the evening of August 29.

The violence broke out after the clergy Sadr announced its withdrawal from all political activities, in response to the failed Shi'ite's leadership and party leadership in reforming the corrupt and rotting country management system.

After the clash in the green area, Sadr declared a hunger strike to protest the weapons.

This clergy is one of the most influential religious leaders in Iraq, although not holding any position in the government.

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The Sadrist movement, led by Sadr, accounted for the majority of seats in the National Assembly election in October 2021.

The 73 Sadr National Assembly MP Sadr on June 13 resigned, causing the Iran-backed parties and Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki to increase to 130 seats in the National Assembly.

The political deadlock between Sadr and Shi'ite Islamic rivals, mainly backed by Iran, caused Iraq to fall into a vortex of violence, in the context that the country was struggling to recover after decades of war,

Hundreds of supporters MuQtada Al-Sadr stormed the National Assembly's house in Baghdad to protest the opposition to nominate the new Prime Minister.

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry criticized the Turkish military campaign against the North, accusing Ankara to infringe on sovereignty.