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Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr – Reuters

Sadr Calls Authorities to Place ‘Hashd Al-Shaabi’ Under Command Of State

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 5, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad- Head of the Sadrist Movement, Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the authorities Friday to seize the arsenals of all armed groups, adding that the government is the sole entity assigned to maintain security and possess arms. In a speech broadcasted on...

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Supporters of Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gather during a protest against corruption at Tahrir Square in Baghdad. Reuters

Iraq: Sadr Tells Supporters to Carry on the Torch Even if he is Killed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 25, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad- Top Shi’ite cleric in Iraq and leader of the Baghdad-based Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr has warned, without naming a specific side, that his life is under serious threat. Speaking to thousands of supporting demonstrators on Friday, Sadr urged the crowd...

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Protesters run from teargas fired by security forces during demonstration at Tahrir Square in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, February 11, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)

Sadr Warns from ‘Dark End’ in Iraq

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 13, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad – Head of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr warned on Sunday from a “dark end” in Iraq, after at least eight people were killed and hundreds were injured when confrontations erupted between his supporters and security forces during a protest held in...

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Iraqi security forces fire tear gas after supporters of Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr tried to approach the heavily fortified Green Zone during a protest at Tahrir Square in Baghdad,Iraq February 11, 2017. REUTERS /Alaa Al-Marjani

Iraq Green Zone Protests Turn Deadly

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 12, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad – Thousands had gathered in the Tahrir Square of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to demand an overhaul of the commission that supervises elections ahead of a provincial vote due in September. The protest started peacefully and several speakers addressed the large...

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Supporters of Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr shout slogans during a protest against corruption at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, July 15, 2016. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili

At Least Seven Killed in Sadr-Launched Take to Street in Baghdad

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 11, 2017 | Middle East

At least seven people were killed in fierce clashes that erupted in central Baghdad on Saturday between security forces and protesters demanding reforms to Iraq’s electoral system, police said. “The demonstrators tried to cross Jumhuriya bridge, the...