Iraq protesters quit Green Zone after unprecedented breach
Iraq protesters quit Green Zone after unprecedented breach Protesters were withdrawing from Baghdad's Green Zone today after breaking into the fortified area and storming Iraq's parliament in an unprecedented security breach the day before. The move, which lessens the pressure on politicians in Baghdad, came as rare bombings in the south killed 33 people and wounded dozens. "The protest organising committee announces the withdrawal of the demonstrators from the Green Zone," it said in a statement, citing respect for a major Shiite pilgrimage as the reason for their departure. The statement was distributed by the office of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose supporters make up the vast majority of the demonstrators. Demonstrator Hussein al-Ali said that the announcement was made at the square where protesters had gathered, and that they accepted it and complied. Protesters pulled down or scaled slabs of heavy concrete blast wall yesterda...