the prime minister haider al-abadi said he is trying but will need a few days to get the political parties to agree to now cabinet ministers. this challenge is different to the one sadr imposed in 2003 and 2004. that's when the mekdi army militia fought american soldiers and iraqi forces in the street. the militia played a lead the role in iraq's sectarian war. sadr disbanded the army to create a new political movement. now he says he speaks for all iraqis. for almost two weeks, they camped outside the green zone. they are mostly sadder followers much. -- followers, but they mostly carry the iraqi flag. people here want what they think people in the green zone have - a share of the oil wealth. protesters are keen on dismantling what they see as keeping them poor. >> reporter: this man comes from a poor area of iraq. >> we have a lot of widows, orphans, poor, unemployed. people with university degrees, working as labourers. >> reporter: sadr has capped -- tapped into a deep vein of anger against corruption officials blamed for driving the country into ruin. they have had nothing but promise

his supporters began a sit in at the gates to the system, frustrated that prime minister haider al-abadi has not carried out government reforms to change the cabinet. he promised to carry out a reshuffle of the cabinet this week. this is what muqtada had to say. >> translation: we are here calling for reforms. those in the green zone claim there's no poverty or corruption in iraq. we are at the walls of the green zone. tomorrow we'll be at its heart. i'm the representative of the iraqi people. i will enter the green zone, why you hold your ground here. we are peaceful demonstrators, and will remain as such. >> this is a seemingly simple gesture, it carries ramifications and speaks volumes. >> this is one of the revered shia clerics. formerly leading a militia rising up against american forces. now a mainstream political figure. for weeks he's rally hundreds of thousands of supporters in public squares and near the green zone is where diplomats live and work and is presented. he has said that his followers will storm the green zone. instead of that, he appeared today saying that they had

his supporters began a sit in at the gates to the system, frustrated that prime minister haider al-abadi has not carried out amendments. he promise to to carry out a reshuffle of the cabinet this week. this is what muqtada had to say. >> translation: we are here calling for reforms. we are at the walls of the green zone. i'm the representative of the people. i will enter the green zone, why you hold your ground here. we are peaceful demonstrators, and will remain as such. >> this is a small gesture, it carries ramifications and speaks volumes. >> this is one of the revered shia clerics. formerly leading a militia rising up against american forces. he's rally hundreds of thousands. the green zone is where diplomats live and work and is presented. he has said that his followers will storm the green zone. he appeared and said followers showed grate discipline and they were to stay put and he would go into the green zone. this is one of the few cases where followers have seen him up close. he went into the green zone. he was kissed and greeted by senior officials and sat on the side walk. th

supporters of iraq's powerful shia cleric muqtada al-sadr, tens of thousands showed up to many insist haider al-abadi replace some of his ministers. >>> witnesses in be aden, yemen, at a military checkpoint that led to the death of civilians and soldiers. stay with us if you can on al jazeera, we'll have the latest on the investigation into a killing of an italian student in egypt. and the cambodian museum that honors the ancient civilization, you might be surprised who's helping to pay for it. it. is is gep >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> time ogo through the globalh. hundreds of people are getting together in the center of brussels for a memorial to those who lost their lives in tuesday's suicide attempt. tack. attack. >>> suicide raids across the belgian capital in the last few hours. police say they arrested three, in connection with the attacks, two were shot in the legs. >>> a senior i.s.i.l. official killed in a raid on thursday, the