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Who is Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi cleric whose resignation sparked protests?
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIraqi protesters clashed with police and security forces in Baghdad for two days this week following...
Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns, 15 dead
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting...
Iraqi cleric calls for dissolution of parliament, early vote
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoInfluential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told followers Wednesday to continue their sit-in inside...
Turmoil in Iraq
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIraq. Illustrated | Getty Images Earlier this week, at least 30 people were killed in Baghdad during clashes between protesters who support the...
Populist Iraq cleric al-Sadr suspends movement, citing corruption
Military Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBAGHDAD (AP) — Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced on...
Influential Iraqi cleric launches anti-LGBTQ campaign
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr posted a statement on Twitter Wednesday calling for “believing men and...
EXPLAINER: What spurred the bloody armed clashes in Baghdad?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor 24 hours, loyalists of powerful cleric Muqtada al-Sadr transformed the country’s government...
Will Iraq be the next Afghanistan?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoViolent clashes between rival factions within Iraq's majority Shiite Muslim community left 23 people dead and hundreds more wounded this week. The mayhem...
EXPLAINER: What's behind the storming of Iraq's parliament?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe followers of the influential populist Shiite cleric came by the thousands to storm Iraq's...
Iraq parliament swears in new members after walkout of 73
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIraq’s Parliament swore in dozens of new lawmakers on Thursday, replacing 73 legislators loyal to...