Baghdad: The supporters of Muqtada Al-Sadr protesting within the parliament of Iraq have warned that they will not withdraw unless their demands are met. The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament has appealed to the Iraqi Army to intervene as the protestors cannot be allowed inside the Parliament premises and the Green Zone for such a long time. However, the protesters are enforcing their right to peaceful protests. In such a situation, the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, has once again called on all political parties in Iraq to resolve the issue through discussion.
Taking an aggressive stance against Iran’s influence on the Iraqi government, Muqtada al-Sadr’s supporters stormed the parliament and the high-security Green Zone in the capital city of Baghdad. These protesters are not willing to withdraw unless their demands are accepted. However, their primary demand of reducing Iran’s influence on the present government of Iraq is unlikely to be accepted. Therefore, this problem is not likely to be resolved soon, and hence the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament has appealed to the army chief to act against the protesters.
While actions against the protesters are being discussed, Prime Minister Kadhimi has proposed all political parties in Iraq come together and discuss a solution within the framework of nationalism and without using the language of treason and exclusion of others. Barzani, the president of Kurdistan, an autonomous province of Iraq, has appealed to the heads of all political parties to come and discuss in Irbil.
Iraq is dominated by political parties representing the country’s ethnic and religious groups. Establishing unity among them at the political level has become very difficult. 
Earlier war with Iran and later with the United States has destroyed the systems in Iraq. There are indications that the economic crisis has intensified. Iran’s influence, Turkish attacks on Kurds, and terrorism from IS are the main challenges for Iraq. In such a situation, the supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr have added to the existing problems by besieging the parliament of Iraq.
This political movement cannot rule out the possibility of violent conflict in Iraq. Some analysts have warned that the neighbouring countries’ conflicting interests could lead to massive bloodshed.
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