But he also criticized the Iraqi government for denying that it sent envoys to him to discuss last week's government offensive in Basra. The offensive sparked fighting between security forces in other ...

Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday condemned the renewed Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip which ...

A top aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was released from jail Wednesday, a source in Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri ...

Al-Maliki's order came a day after radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr offered to help purge militia members from Iraqi security forces. He criticized the government for denying ...

A man with ties to a radical Shiite cleric is in U.S. custody in connection with an attack that killed five American soldiers ...

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 ...

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The Iranian regime spent decades building the Axis of Resistance, a coalition of anti-Western militias that extended Tehran’s influence deep into the Arab world. But what takes years to build can ...

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 ...

In a Tweet, al-Sadr wrote: "I think its better that MBC T.V. halts airing Muawiya, as he is the head of sectarian strife." The Shiite cleric maintained: "Airing these kinds of series is against ...

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