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In new power play, Iraqs Sadr mobilises supporters for mass prayer

BAGHDAD: Tens of thousands attended mass prayers Friday in Baghdad’s Green Zone in a new power play by Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr after his adversaries conditionally backed his call for early elections. Sadr, a longtime political and religious force in the oil-rich but war-scarred country, has for months been in a political standoff with a rival Shiite alliance backed by

Worshippers converge on a vast square inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, home to government and diplomatic buildings.

Demonstrators refuse to leave parliament as sit-in calling for removal of political brass enters its second week

UN special envoy for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met prominent Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr in Najaf today to discuss the countrys political crisis, state media reported. According to the off...

Worshipers converge on a vast square inside Baghdad's Green Zone, home to government and diplomatic buildings.Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have par

Influential Shia cleric hosted Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert at his home on Friday, the first time he has met a non-Sadrist figure since June

While Iraq grapples with its latest political upheaval, Iran’s regime is digging its claws further into the country’s governance.

Baghdad, Aug 5 (EFE).- Followers of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada Al Sadr on Friday ended their occupation of the country’s parliament building, which they had held for six days, and camped in its surroundings with a new show of force to gather thousands of people for Friday prayers outside the building. Baghdad Police Major Tahsin …

Iraq is being plunged into chaos by mass protests that have taken over parliament. But its not clear whether this chaos is the fault of the protesters or the corrupt politicians, many of them backed by Iran, who have hollowed out and weakened their