Iraq protests resume as political paralysis deepens
Anti-government demonstrators burned tyres in major cities across the south, forcing the closure of schools and government buildings.
Anti-government demonstrators burned tyres in major cities across the south, forcing the closure of schools and government buildings.
The 89-year-old cleric is based in the Shiite holy city of Najaf and never appears in public, remains hugely influential in the Shiite-majority south.
