BAGHDAD, Aug. 31, 2022 A security member stands guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2022.. Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday called on his followers to end their protests and withdraw from the Green Zone in Baghdad, after clashes killed 22 people and wounded more than 200 others.. Immediately after his speech, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) said in a statement that ''it was decided to lift the curfew in Baghdad and the provinces. (Credit Image: å© Khalil Dawood/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)