Shafaq News / Saleh Mohammad al-Iraqi, who runs a Twitter account named "the leader's advisor" and is widely believed to be Muqtada al-Sadr's mouthpiece, advised the protesters to withdraw from the building of the Supreme Judicial Council in the capital, Baghdad.

The self-proclaimed advisor of Muqtada al-Sadr said on Twitter that in the Judiciary

Shafaq News/ A self-proclaimed advisor of Muqtada al-Sadr accused the Iraqi judiciary of attempting to abort the "Ashoura revolution" led by the Sadrist movement, hinting that the populist leader might consider unbridling the demonstrations in response.

Iraq's judiciary suspended its activities on Tuesday as loyalists of al-Sadr stepped up pressure

Shafaq News/ Washington urged contesting parties in Iraq to shun violence and seek constitutional solutions for the ongoing political differences.

In a statement issued earlier today, Tuesday, the US embassy in Baghdad said, "We are closely monitoring reports of unrest in Baghdad today at the Supreme Judicial Council."

"We urge all parties to remain

Shafaq News/ Iraq's caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi cuts short state Egypt visit and returned home as tension simmers following the Supreme Judicial Council's suspension of its activities throughout the country.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that al-Kadhimi who arrived in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, at noon proceeded with a series of