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Possible Armed Confrontations between Popular Mobilization Forces, Iraqi Army
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Head of the Badr Organisation Hadi Al-Amiri speaks during a news conference on the outskirts of Diyala province, north of Baghdad, on February 2, 2015. (REUTERS/Stringer)
Iraq asks UAE to remove Badr Organization and Sadr militia from terror list
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq has asked the Emirati government to remove an influential Shi’ite political party and its militia from its list of terrorist organizations. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday, Iraq’s minister for human rights, Mohammed...Caption:
A picture taken on February 16, 2014 shows a three-wheeler driving past a portrait of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the shrine city of Najaf in central Iraq (AFP Photo/Haidar Hamdani)
Key Shi’ite Iraqi cleric says he quits politics
Baghdad, AP—One of Iraq’s most influential Shi’ite clerics, Muqtada Al-Sadr, says he has decided to quit politics, distancing himself from any political movement that uses his name. Sadr has made such announcements before, but the current declaration comes...Caption:
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki speaks during the 32nd anniversary of the foundation of the Badr Organization in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, July 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Iraq: Maliki urges political figures to put aside their differences
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a speech delivered Friday, Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki called on his political rivals to invest in oil rather than seeking foreign investment. During the inauguration ceremony of Al-Gharraf oilfield in the Dhi Qar province in the...Caption:
Ammar al-Hakim (L), leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) and Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr hold a news conference in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, May 8, 2013. (REUTERS/Haider Ala.)