- Protesters storm Baghdad Parliament to protest formation of new government they claim is backed by Iran
- They are followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who led 2004 insurgency against US and British troops
- Iraqi security forces used tear gas and sound bombs to try to repel them with at least 125 people injured
- Demonstrators call for government 'free of corruption and foreign influence' that plagued Iraq for decades
You’re in Iraq, guys — do be realistic.
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