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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...
Factbox-Who is the Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr?
Reuters via AOL· 10 months agoProtesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad on Thursday and set it on fire in protest against...
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...
Iraqis heed cleric's plea to leave streets after clashes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoArmed supporters of a powerful Iraqi cleric who clashed with security forces in the capital began to...
Iraqi cleric al-Sadr demands closure of U.S. embassy over Israel ties
Reuters via AOL· 7 months agoIraq's Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi government and lawmakers on Friday to...
Iraq’s Political Paralysis Is a Result of a System the U.S. Helped Create
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMotorists drive past a poster bearing the image of Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Iraqi...
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...
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...
Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces his resignation from politics amid...
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBAGHDAD (AP) — Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces his resignation from politics amid protests by his followers.
Analysis-Iraqi cleric Sadr flexes muscle with torching of Swedish embassy
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLess than a year after declaring he had left Iraqi politics, the unpredictable Shi'ite cleric...