Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr, after his announcement of his resignation from politics, are moving into the «green zone» of Baghdad. File photoUN, Sep 2 The UN Security Council called on the parties to the clashes in Iraq to show restraint, to engage without delay in dialogue to advance reforms, the Security Council said in a press statement.» Security Council members condemned the violence that has swept through throughout Iraq on August 29 and 30 and expressed deep concern over the reports of dead and wounded. They took note of the Iraqi government's efforts to restore order,» the statement said. from further violence. The statement said that the members of the Security Council called on «all parties to peacefully resolve their political differences, respect the rule of law, the right to peaceful assembly … and avoid violence.» reforms,” the statement said. Earlier this week, violent clashes broke out in downtown Baghdad between supporters of Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr and security forces backed by Shiite militias. Protesters broke into the government green zone of Baghdad and tried to storm the Republican Palace, the shooting and shelling of the green zone stopped only in the afternoon after al-Sadr ordered his supporters to leave the center of the Iraqi capital and stop the clashes.
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