i urge iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi to press on with plans to form an independent cabinet of technocrats, to fight graft despite political pressure to desist. i want the prime minister to continue his reform plan with no fear of political pressure. >> reporter: corruption is eating into dwindling government finances in iraq suffering from the fall of the cost of oil. al sadr gave the prime minister 45 days to replace the technocrats or face a no confidence vote in parliament. bernard smith, al jazeera. >>> we're in afghanistan, we'll tell you why the city's most famous blue glass make are is thrilled sanctions on iran have been lifted. >> welcome back to al jazeera america i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news the european union commits to closer ties to cuba. but first in denmark an activist has been fined $3,000 for giving a ride to a syrian refugee family. danish authorities say elizabeth zornig drove the refugees to copenhagen. her husband was fined for feeding them. , under a danish law it is a crime to transport people who do not have passp

the prime minister haider al-abadi said he is trying but will need a few days to get the ministers to agree. this challenge is different to the one sadr imposed in 2003 and 2004. that's when the 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. knew he says he speaks for all iraqis. for two weeks, they camped outside the green zone. they are mostly sadder followers much. people here want what they thing 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 into anger. they have this nothing but promises. they are demanding that the government deliver >>> still ahead - calls for somali's government to do more to fight al-shabab. plus... >> i'm in the rocky mountains in alberta. i'll go unde

prime minister haider al-abadi says he's trying but needs a few days to get agreement to new cabinet ministers. his position is dramatically different than when sadr fought american soldiers and iraqi government forces in the streets. the militia played a leading war in iraq'sen war. but sadr disbanded the movement to create a new movement. now he says he speaks for all be iraqis. they are mostly sadr followers but carry only the iraqi flag. people here want what they think people in the green zone has, a share of iraq's oil wealth. they believe they're kept poor and powerless. ali came from basra, despite its oil wealth it's one of the poorest places in iraq. >> translator: we have a lot of widows orphans, poor and unemployment. people have university degrees but working as laborers. >> reporter: sadr has tapped into a dean vein o deep vein of. they say for 19 years they have had nothing but promises and now are demanding that the government deliver. javierjane arraf, al jazeera, b. >>> refugees refusing to move to government shelters. asking for european countries to reopen their b

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

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prime minister haider al-abadi tweeted the first stage was "swift and decisive." it began by capturing several villages near makhmur, about 40 miles south of mosul. the ultimate goal is to reclaim mosul itself. isis forces captured the city in june of 2014, routing government troops, who left behind troves of weapons and ammunition, even american-supplied vehicles and artillery pieces since then, iraq's army, supported on the ground by shiite militias and iranian advisors, has retaken tikrit, oil-rich beiji and most recently ramadi. but mosul, which once had a population of two million, is by far its biggest challenge. in washington today, state department spokesman mark toner said the u.s. is standing by its ally. >> we certainly support and share with the iraqi government its goal of liberating mosul as quickly as possible, but this has to be an iraqi led effort. >> reporter: already, there's been an american casualty linked to the battle for mosul. a u.s. marine was killed saturday by a rocket attack near there. his newly deployed unit is helping defend an iraq

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