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Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr start gathering to attend Friday prayers in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad. Last month the firebrand cleric and former anti-US militia leader sparked turmoil when his followers, the biggest bloc in parliament, resigned en masse. IMAGES
Supporters of powerful Iraqi shia cleric Moqtada Sadr gather at the end of a bridge leading to Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone" district of government buildings and foreign embassies. The protest is in a new show of strength three days after storming parliament in a country mired in crises. IMAGES
Supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada Sadr gather to perform Friday prayer outside the parliament building in the Green Zone of the capital Baghdad, as they continue to protest against the nomination of a rival Shiite faction for the position of prime minister. IMAGES
Iraq's populist Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr arrives to cast his ballot as polls open for parliamentary elections in the central Iraqi shrine city of Najaf. IMAGES
Mourners attend a mass funeral at a cemetary in the central Iraqi city of Najaf for supporters of Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr who were killed during clashes in Baghdad's Green Zone on Monday. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.