Muqtada al-Sadr

August 29, 2022

Powerful Iraqi cleric announces withdrawal from politics, sparking protests in Baghdad’s Green Zone

(CNN) – Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Monday that he was withdrawing from political life, triggering a…

Middle East

December 7, 2021

Motorcycle explosion in southern Iraqi city kills at least 4

BASRA, Iraq (AP) — An explosion rocked the center of Iraq’s southern city of Basra on Monday, killing at least…

Middle East

February 1, 2020

Iraqi cleric condemns use of force, 11 protesters wounded

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s most powerful religious figure, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, reiterated Friday his condemnation of the use of…

Middle East

December 25, 2019

Iran-backed bloc names Basra governor for post of Iraqi PM

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iranian-backed bloc in Iraq’s parliament proposed Wednesday the governor of oil-rich southern Basra province as the…

Middle East

October 9, 2019

Iraq’s uprising an open crisis with no known path forward

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has been plunged into a new cycle of instability that potentially could be the most dangerous…

Middle East

September 13, 2018

Protests dash Iraqi PM’s chances of new term, hit US hopes of shaping government

SULAIMANIYA/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Violent protests in the Iraqi city of Basra have all but ended US-backed Prime Minister…

Middle East

May 24, 2018

Populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s coalition wins Iraq’s election

Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s political coalition has won Iraq’s parliamentary election, the election commission announced late Friday. The Saeroon…