In the parliamentary elections held in Iraq on October 10, 2021, Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s group won 73 seats out of a total of 329 seats in the parliament. Thus, Sadr was
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The ongoing power struggle between rival Shia factions turned into bloody street violence in Iraq. The deadly violence began in Baghdad’s streets right after the announcement of mercurial Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s
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18:00 – After protesters withdraw, clean-up begins in Baghdad As supporters of rival Shia groups withdrew from the Green Zone in Baghdad, protesters and municipality workers began clearing the high-security area late
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As supporters of influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the Republican Palace, where the government is seated, Iraq’s Joint Operations Command declared a curfew in the capital Baghdad on Monday. Amid a
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In a move that could further inflame tensions in the country, Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has announced that he is quitting political life and closing his political offices. On Monday, al-Sadr
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The results of a national dialogue meeting in Iraq have been rejected by the Sadrist movement on Thursday. Participation in the talks that were called by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi was refused
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A planned mass protest in Iraq on Saturday has been postponed by influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr until further notice. Al-Sadr said in a statement, “I announce that the Saturday protest has
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Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council voiced on Sunday that it does not have the authority to dissolve the country’s parliament. Amid a deep political crisis in the country, Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called
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Since Muqtada al-Sadr announced his withdrawal from Iraq’s political process and resorted to people’s choices and will to achieve change in the deteriorating conditions of the country, he has been practicing a
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On Wednesday, the Iraqi judiciary was called on by Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr to dissolve the Parliament by the end of the next week. The Parliament will convene to dissolve itself citing
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