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Iraqi mourners attend the funeral of two Saraya al-Salam fighters, an armed faction linked to powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Four militants were killed overnight after an ambush in the southern Iraqi city of Basra sparked clashes between rival Shiite factions, a security source, days after deadly clashes in the capital. IMAGES
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr attend a collective Friday prayer at the Iraqi capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone as they continue their protest against a nomination for prime minister by a rival Shiite faction. 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 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
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