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Around 100 people have been killed so far in a violent crackdown on protests that broke out in Iraq on Tuesday.
The number of deaths from Iraq's mass protests has risen to 73 as demonstrations continue for a fifth consecutive day.
Almost one third of the 60 people killed over four days of bloody protest in Iraq were registered at one hospital in Baghdad.
The back-to-back messages in support of the protests from cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani are a huge blow to Iraq's government.
Iraq's Shia spiritual leader has urged the country's government to heed the demands of protesters and 'change its approach'.
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has said increased security measures are a necessary 'bitter medicine' to restore calm to Iraq as security forces continue to fire at protesters.
At least 27 people have been killed and over 1,000 injured as anti-government protests continue to escalate in Iraq.
The US-led coalition has said its soldiers have the right to defend themselves.
Iraqi protesters took to the streets on Thursday for the third time this week despite a curfew, with at least 21 killed in anti-corruption demonstrations that have rocked the country.
Iraqi protesters took to the streets on Thursday for the third time this week despite a curfew restricting movement in the capital and several southern cities.