Iraq's Shia Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr calls on Syria's transitional government to stop being passive in the face of repeated ...

Maliki reportedly argued that proceeding with elections under the current circumstances would be tantamount to “political ...

Iraq's Shia Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr calls on Syria's transitional government to stop being passive in the face of repeated ...

Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr was a leading Iraqi Shiite cleric and political critic who opposed the secular Ba'athist government of the former Iraqi president. His opposition intensified following the ...

Iraq has sounded the alarm over escalating violence in Syria, warning of potential Alawite persecution and urging immediate ...

Iraq's government imposed a weekend curfew in Baghdad on Thursday amid clashes between government troops and Shiite militia fighters, and U.S. Embassy staff were told to remain indoors after days of ...

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Iraqi former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has sent “secret messages” to head of the Sadrist movement influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr about the possibility of him returning to political ...

U.S. officials are calling for peace and dialogue amid reports of "disturbing" violence in Baghdad's Green Zone on Monday after Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his withdrawal from ...

El-Sadr still sees patients, who she says inspire most of her research, and often gives them her mobile phone number. She's been known to respond to their calls in the middle of the night, even if ...