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Moqtada Al Sadr

Read the latest news about the Iraqi Shiite cleric and political figure

Supporters of cleric Moqtada Sadr gather inside the Republican Palace in Baghdad's Green Zone on Monday. AFP

Deadly Baghdad clashes as Al Sadr supporters storm state institutions

IraqAugust 29, 2022

Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada Al Sadr gather for prayers outside the Parliament near the Green Zone, in Baghdad, on Friday. Reuters

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Iraqi cleric Al Sadr calls on rivals to stand aside in new election

MENAAugust 28, 2022

Supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr gather outside the parliament building in Baghdad. AFP

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Iraq closes courts as Al Sadr's supporters protest in Green Zone

IraqAugust 23, 2022

Iraqi leaders met in Baghdad on Wednesday to discuss the formation of a government. Photo: Iraq Prime Minister's Office

Iraq begins national dialogue to end political stalemate

IraqAugust 17, 2022

Co-ordination Framework supporters camp outside the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, this weekend. AP

Al Sadr calls for a million to protest in Baghdad

IraqAugust 14, 2022

Sadrist Movement leader Moqtada Al Sadr called on the Iraqi judiciary to dissolve the parliament by the 'end of next week' and task the president with setting early parliament elections. Thousands of his followers stormed the Iraqi parliament building in the heavily fortified Green Zone, home to government buildings and foreign embassies in Baghdad on 31 July 2022. EPA

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Al Sadr’s followers stay put as protests approach third week

IraqAugust 11, 2022

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al Sadr. AFP

Moqtada Al Sadr represents the dysfunction of Iraqi politics

CommentAugust 09, 2022

Shiite Popular Mobilisation Forces gather with members of the Iraqi Army on the outskirts of Tal Afar. Reuters

Five killed in arms depot blast at Iraqi militia base

MENAAugust 08, 2022

Supporters of Moqtada Sadr take part in an Ashura ceremony in Baghdad's Parliament. AFP

Al Sadr's followers mark Ashura in Iraq's parliament building

IraqAugust 03, 2022

A woman holds an Iraqi flag as supporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr gather during a sit-in at the parliament building, amid political crisis in Baghdad, Iraq August 3, 2022. REUTERS / Ahmed Saad

UN urges Iraqis to expedite national dialogue to end political deadlock

IraqAugust 03, 2022

Iraqi men cool down in front of misting fans amid a heatwave in central Baghdad, on July 20, 2022. AFP

Average Iraqis feel powerless and fearful amid political gridlock

IraqAugust 02, 2022

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al Sadr carry his portrait into their occupation of Iraq's parliament in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. AFP

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Timeline: Iraq's slide to crisis after October's disputed elections

MENAAugust 02, 2022

Supporters of Iraqi political leader Moqtada Al Sadr occupy the parliament building in Baghdad on Sunday. Reuters

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Iraq’s Moqtada Al Sadr asks supporters to push for 'radical change'

IraqJuly 31, 2022

Supporters of Moqtada Al Sadr sleep inside Iraq's parliament building after occupying it on Saturday. Reuters

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Iraqi protesters set up house after occupying parliament

MENAJuly 31, 2022

Protesters wave the Iraqi flag inside the parliament building, in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone, on Saturday. AFP

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Iraqi PM pleads for dialogue after protesters storm parliament again

MENAJuly 30, 2022

An Iraqi protester holds a poster of Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr and his father in Baghdad's parliament. AP

If politicians won't fill Iraq's parliament, the people will

EditorialJuly 29, 2022

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