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- On April 5, 2026, tens of thousands of supporters of Muqtada Sadr, the Iraqi Shia leader, protested in Baghdad and other cities against the United States–Israel war on Iran.
- Demonstrators filled Tahrir Square, waved Iraqi flags, and chanted against US and Israeli actions.
- Protesters called the conflict a "senseless war" and urged global unity against perceived aggression.
- Sadr urged peaceful demonstrations to condemn "Zionist-American aggression," reflecting his large Shia following.
