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The Kurdistan flag waved by protesters in Irbil. (AFP)
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Members of Shi’ite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, who support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, carry the coffin of a fighter, draped with an Iraqi flag during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (99 miles) south of Baghdad, November 29, 2013. The fighter was killed during clashes with the Free Syrian Army in Syria, according to the group. Picture taken November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
Iraq: Inter-Shi’ite violence in Baghdad kills at least 1
Bagdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least one person was killed on Saturday in Zaafaraniya, a neighborhood in southeast Baghdad, after clashes between a pro-Sadrist militia and a militant group that has split away from it. Security sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the...Iraq: Sadr avoids confrontation with Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Shi’ite leader Moqtada Al-Sadr has prohibited his supporters from engaging in confrontations with Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq, a Shi’ite group that had splintered from the Sadr Movement, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. In a statement issued in...Caption:
Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr speaks during a press conference in the Shi’ite holy city of Najaf. (AP Photo/ Alaa al-Marjani)
Sadr: Terrorism rules Iraq
Najaf, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat the head of Shi’ite Sadr Movement Moqtada Al-Sadr said that Iraq is ruled by terrorism, and predicted that the situation will worsen in the near future. “Iraq today is at the height of danger and...Caption:
Supporters of Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr chant anti-Iraqi government slogans as they march under a giant Iraqi flag during a demonstration in Baghdad’s Sadr City on September 27, 2013. (REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani)