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Powerful Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr, whose bloc won the most seats in Iraq's elections last year, demanded Wednesday that parliament be dissolved and new elections be called.

Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told followers Wednesday to continue their sit-in inside Iraq's government zone, and called for the dissolution of parliament and early elections, signaling a deepening power struggle with his rivals.

News Analysis: Protests in Iraq deepen political deadlock-

Followers of Sadr also held rallies in the southern cities of Basra, Kut and Nassiriya on Monday.

Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad on Monday in counter-protests as rival supporters of Shia Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr extended their

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BAGHDAD (AP) -- Thousands gathered Monday in Baghdad for a counter-rally called by Iran-backed groups against their rival, an influential cleric whose followers are staging a sit-in inside the Iraqi parliament -- only to withdraw hours later.

Iraqi PM calls for national dialogue to settle political deadlock-

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has called for a national dialogue to settle the current political deadlock amid protests by supporters of rival Shia parties in Baghdad.In a statement released by his office, al-Kadhimi urged protesters ...

BAGHDAD: In the midst of demonstrations by supporters of opposing Shia parties in Baghdad, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has calle... | News Track