Al-Sadr’s statement comes amid increasing U.S. pressure on the Iraqi government to disarm militias loyal to Iran and ...

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Watch: Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr breached the Green Zone barriers and stormed parliament Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have stormed parliament for the second time in a week.

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 ...

Iran knows that populist leaders such as Muqtada al-Sadr have said Iraq should not be sending forces to Syria. “After Gaza, they came to Lebanon and then to Syria, and in my opinion, this will ...

Iran knows that populist leaders such as Muqtada al-Sadr have said Iraq should not be sending forces to Syria. “After Gaza, they came to Lebanon and then to Syria, and in my opinion, this will ...