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Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr delivers a sermon to worshippers during Friday prayers at the Kufa mosque near Najaf, Iraq September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani


Moqtada Sadr to Dissociate his Military Arm

Moqtada Sadr to Dissociate his Military Arm

Baghdad- “Iraqi Cleric and Leader of Sadrist Movement Moqtada al-Sadr is expected to announce the dissociation of Saraya al-Salam, the military arm of his bloc, during his speech infront of his followers in Baghdad on Friday,” an official in the Sadrist Movement told...
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Followers of Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr leave the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo


Iraq: Protesters Demand New Electoral Law

Iraq: Protesters Demand New Electoral Law

Baghdad – Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets in the Green Zone Baghdad, calling for changes in the Iraqi electoral law and establishing an Independent High Electoral Commission. The Sadrist Movement called for the demonstration that took place within...
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Caption: Iraqi pro-government forces take part in a rehearsal for a military parade in the streets of Baghdad on Tuesday. Road closures and streets clogged with military vehicles caused intense gridlock in the Iraqi capital. SABAH ARAR / AFP – Getty Images


Iraqi Military Parade Closes Roads, Causes Gridlock

Iraqi Military Parade Closes Roads, Causes Gridlock

Baghdad – Iraqis woke up on Monday to chaos and traffic on all three bridges that lead to Baghdad. With a temperature reaching 48 degrees, citizens were trapped inside their cars in the streets unable to get to work or to return home. The reason behind all of that was...
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Iraqis gathered for the third week to protest corruption Reuters/Ahmed Saad


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Iraqis gathered for the third week to protest corruption Reuters/Ahmed Saad