The soldiers also raided the Mohammed-Bakr Hakim hospital, arresting 35 workers, including orderlies and cleaners, and forced its closure, said hospital head Dr. Yassin al-Rikabi.
Reuters Television footage showed empty corridors and beds in the hospital, which workers was suspected of treating wounded Mehdi Army fighters.
"We don't have any staff to receive patients," Rikabi told Reuters. Patients had been transferred to another hospital.
"At 9 a.m., around 40 soldiers and their officers stormed the hospital ... They beat some people, including me," he added.
Baghdad security forces confirmed the raid, which prompted dozens of hospital staff to protest outside the Health Ministry.
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