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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)

Iraqi militia loyal to radical cleric joins Tikrit offensive

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 15, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, AP—Dozens of fighters with the militia loyal to radical Shi’ite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr left Iraq’s capital on Sunday to take part in an offensive to capture Tikrit from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. Men from Iraq’s Peace...

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Volunteers for the newly formed “Peace Brigades” participate in a parade in the Shi’ite stronghold of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, June 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Iraq’s Sadrists defend military parade amid fears of sectarian war

by Hamza Mustafa | Jun 23, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—A prominent Shi’ite movement in Iraq has defended a military parade it organized in the country’s capital Baghdad on Saturday amid heightened fears of widespread sectarian conflict breaking out across the country. The event, organized by the...