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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Populist Iraqi cleric announces suspension of his movement
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoInfluential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Friday that he...