Thousands of protesters broke into Baghdad's fortified Green Zone area on Saturday, and stormed the Iraqi parliament building.

The protesters are holding a sit-in at a Square nearby. Most of them are followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who's demanding reform of a political quota system blamed for rampant corruption.

Saturday's protest broke out after lawmakers again failed to approve new ministers. The Green Zone area houses parliament, the presidential palace, the prime minister's office and several embassies, including those of the US and UK. The compounds were reportedly locked down