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Cleric shuts all institutions in response to intractable political deadlock

An influential Shiite cleric announced that he will resign from Iraqi politics, and hundreds of his angry followers responded by storming the government palace

Riots broke out in Baghdad after influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his resignation from Iraqi politics.

Iraqi supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr withdrew Tuesday from Baghdad's Green Zone after he demanded an end to fighting between rival Shiite forces and the army that left 30 dead and hundreds wounded.The clashes that erupted on Monday pitted Sadr loyalists against Shiite factions backed by neighbouring Iran -- violence that prompted Iraq's president to push for early elections and the prime minister to threaten to resign.

A small homemade explosive has donated near Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone as an Australian diplomatic convoy made its way into the area

New polling reveals how the Iraqi public views Baghdad’s ongoing political crisis.

A small homemade explosive detonated on Friday near Baghdads heavily fortified Green Zone as an Australian...

The Iraqi leaders made the call in speeches addressing the Islamic Conference to Combat Violence against Women, held in Baghdad.

Iraq’s Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr on Saturday said “all parties” including his own should give up government positions in order to help resolve a

Ten months ago, Iraq was on the verge of pulling off a remarkable, albeit improbable, feat after the conclusion of national parliamentary elections. Most Iraqis were skeptical of the tired promises, delivered with the usual populist grandeur typical of a country adrift in chaos and with an absentee leadership. However, the October 2021 vote offered the last, best chance for a