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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 Shiite Cleric Urges More to Join Parliament Takeover
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- The influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr called on his supporters,...
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...
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...
Iraq Shiite cleric behind parliament sit-in steps up demands
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn influential Shiite cleric in Iraq whose supporters earlier this month stormed the parliament in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rival Iraq protests underscore inter-Shiite power struggle
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSupporters of Iran-backed Shiite groups rallied in Baghdad on Friday to denounce their rivals,...
