"Our goal is to change Iraq:" Sadr supporters continue sit-in at Iraqi parliament

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Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr continued their sit-in at the Iraqi parliament for the fourth day on Tuesday, as thousands of anti-Sadr demonstrators protested the ongoing sit-in.

Demonstrators opposed to al-Sadr had staged a protest on Monday at the edge of Baghdad's fortified government zone, where Sadr's supporters were holding an open-ended occupation of Iraq's parliament.

The Sadrists have called for new elections and an end to the political system that has existed since the U.S.-led invasion which toppled Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein.

The rival Shi'ite Muslim groups are affiliated with heavily armed militias, raising fears of clashes as tension soars over the failure to form a government nearly 10 months after an October election – the country's longest post-election deadlock.