Iraq clashes: At least 15 protestors were shot dead in Iraq’s Baghdad city on Monday after clashes broke out at the government palace. The clashes took place between security forces and angry followers loyal to influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr after he announced his resignation from Iraqi politics.  Iraq clashes: At least 15 protestors were shot dead in Iraq’s Baghdad city on Monday after clashes broke out at the government palace. The clashes took place between security forces and angry followers loyal to influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr after he announced his resignation from Iraqi politics.