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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
