Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad on Friday, the second day in a row, to show support for the countrys top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistanti.
Ayatollah al-Sistanti has condemned the riots and vandalism during the country's recent anti-government rallies.
He supported demonstrators' right to peaceful protests to make their demands heard and urged them to disown saboteurs and rioters.