Shafaq News/ A leading figure in the Coordination Framework said that the leaders Shiite forces consortium consortium share the same attitude toward the demonstration of the Sadrist movement's supporters, accusing Muqtada al-Sadr of "escalation and bloodshed".

"The statement issued by the Coordination Framework on the the demonstration of al-Sadr's

Shafaq News/ A group of demonstrators on Saturday stormed the headquarters of the Iraqi parliament in Basra in conjunction with the mass storming of the parliament building in the capital city, Baghdad.

"Dozens of demonstrators gathered near the Iraqi parliament headquarters in Basra and broke into it," a source told Shafaq News Agency.

At least

Shafaq News/ The head of al-Fatah bloc, Hadi al-Ameri, on Saturday urged the rival Sadrist movement and Coordination Framework to pursue "appeasement, restraint, and deliberations", describing today's events as "democratic practices".

At least 125 persons were injured in the clashes between the law enforcement and the demonstrators who stormed

Shafaq News/ The head of al-Hekmah movement, Ammar al-Hakim, urged the rival Sadrist movement and Coordination Framework to start a "direct and open dialogue" to spare the country the repercussions of further escalation.

In a statement he issued earlier today, al-Hakim said that the dialogue shall assure all the parties that none will be