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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi looks on during a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the end of a meeting at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
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Supporters of prominent Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr shout slogans during a protest against government corruption outside the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq March 4, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
Al-Sadr Iraqi Cleric Says Supporters’ Protests Meant to Help Reforms
Influential Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Monday street protests by his supporters calling for the resignation of the Iraqi government were intended to encourage the resolve of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to deliver on promised reforms. Last...Caption:
Protesters chant slogans in support of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi as they carry a large national flag during a rally in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
Iraqi PM orders easier access to Baghdad’s Green Zone
Baghdad, Reuters—Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi on Friday ordered security forces to ease access to Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone and main streets, in an apparent bid to improve daily life for ordinary Iraqis as the country braces for fresh protests. The...Caption:
Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr delivers a speech from the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on February 18, 2014. (AFP Photo/Haidar Hamdani)
Iraq: Sadr vows to protect Shi’ite holy sites from ISIS
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr has vowed to protect all Shi’ite holy shrines in the country following threats purportedly made by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. In an audio...Caption:
A boy displays a white flag as he passes through a checkpoint manned by Sunni fighters who have joined Shi’ite militia groups known collectively as Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization), allied with Iraqi forces against the Islamic State, in al-Alam Salahuddin province March 15, 2015. (Reuters)