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Analysis-Iraq's mercurial Moqtada Sadr risks isolation with political retreat
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMoqtada al-Sadr, the Muslim Shi'ite cleric who dominated Iraqi politics for two decades, seems...
In Baghdad's Sadr City, cleric's support underpins protests
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKhalil Ibrahim’s four sons are among thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric staging...
Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPowerful Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political...
Iraqi cleric Sadr calls off protests after worst Baghdad violence in years
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) -Powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers to end their protests in...
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Sadr storm Baghdad's Green Zone again
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) -Thousands of supporters of Shi'ite populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed...
Iraqi cleric Sadr's supporters throng Baghdad streets in show of strength
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHundreds of thousands of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's followers thronged the streets of Baghdad on...
Iraq's Sadr: from outlaw to top politician
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPopulist Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, once a mercurial outlaw wanted dead or alive during the U.S. occupation, rose to become a political...
Explainer: What's driving the power struggle in Iraq?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA power struggle in Iraq between the influential Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Sadr and Iran-backed Shi'ite...
Followers of Iraq's Sadr pray at Saddam-era parade ground
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTens of thousands of followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr prayed on Friday at an iconic...
Analysis-Iraqi cleric Sadr flexes muscle with torching of Swedish embassy
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLess than a year after declaring he had left Iraqi politics, the unpredictable Shi'ite cleric...