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Halbousi Proposes 10-Point Plan to Resolve Iraq Crisis

Iraq’s parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi proposed a ten-point plan to resolve the country’s political crisis. Political powers, meanwhile, are preparing to hold their second national dialogue session at the invitation of caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. The premier had called for the talks around three weeks ago and so far,…

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‘Serious’ Indications of Possible Assassination Attempts in Baghdad, Other Iraqi Cities

Senior security officials have said there were "serious" indications of possible assassinations in Baghdad and other cities, against the backdrop of the ongoing political conflict between Muqtada Sadr's movement and the Coordination Framework. An Iraqi security source quoted Iraqi officers of the Interior Ministry and the National Security Service as…

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How Sistani Silently Halted Iraq’s Slide Back into War

When a pronouncement by a religious scholar in Iran drove Iraq to the brink of civil war last week, there was only one man who could stop it: 92-year-old Iraqi Shiite religious authority Ali al-Sistani, who proved once again he is the most powerful man in his country. Sistani said…

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Report: Assad Has Been Barring Iran from Retaliating to Israeli Raids on Syria for 3 Years

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been barring Iran for three years now from retaliating to Israeli raids on Syria to avert an escalation, reported Israel’s Haaretz. Assad reportedly made the order directly to Iran’s slain Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and it has largely held. Soleimani was killed in a…

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How a 92-year-old cleric silently halted Iraq's slide back into war

When a pronouncement by a religious scholar in Iran drove Iraq to the brink of civil war last week, there was only one man who could stop it: a 92-year-old Iraqi Shi'ite cleric who proved once again he is the most powerful man in his country.

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Sadr, Coordination Framework in Iraq May Collapse at Any Moment

Calm prevailed in Baghdad for a fourth consecutive day following the bloody clashes between the Shiite Sadrist movement and Asaib Ahl al-Haq that swept the Iraqi capital. A fragile unwritten truce has largely been holding between the movement, of influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, and the pro-Iran Coordination Framework, of which…

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Thousands in Iraq demand regime change after Shia factions clash

Protesters affiliated to 2019 protest movement demand political change after deadly clashes between main Shia factions.

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4 Militiamen Killed in Reprisal Attacks in Southern Iraq

Four militants were killed in reprisal attacks between rival Shiite militia groups in southern Iraq, two security officials said Thursday, after violent clashes in Baghdad brought the country to the precipice of street warfare. Iraqi security forces were swiftly deployed in the southern oil-rich city of Basra to contain the…

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4 militiamen killed in reprisal attacks in southern Iraq

Iraqi security officials say four militiamen have been killed in reprisal attacks between rival Shiite militia groups

The Independent UK

Latest outbreak of violence in Iraqi city of Basra leaves 4 dead

Fighting earlier this week between rival Shia forces killed at least 30 people in Baghdad.

Al Jazeera

Iraq’s Green Zone Breathes a Sigh of Relief as ‘Anxious’ Calm Returns to Baghdad

Calm returned to Iraqi streets on Wednesday, with the Green Zone breathing a sigh of relief after concrete barriers were removed from its surroundings, allowing for all traffic to pass without exception. A day earlier, bloody clashes had swept the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

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Biden holds talk with Iraq PM after recent violence

U.S. President Joe Biden held a call on Wednesday with Iraq's caretaker prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, after violence this week in Baghdad, the White House said.

Reuters

Political Crisis Continues in Baghdad after Bloody Clashes

Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes with the supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were laid to rest on Wednesday as Iraq’s parliament speaker announced three days of mourning. Normal life crept back in Baghdad after a bloody 24 hours when the supporters of Sadr clashed with Iraqi security…

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Muqtada al-Sadr and Iraq’s propensity for an intra-Shia conflict

Before Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s call for an end to the violence, analysts feared Iraq was headed to war.

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The Independent UK

Political crisis continues in Baghdad after bloody clashes

Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes have been laid to rest as the country's parliament speaker called for three days of mourning for the dozens killed

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Britain and the US… And the Round of Violence in Iraq

In contrast to its establishment by the British in the early twentieth century, the second effort to establish an Iraqi state, made this century by the US, was chaotic and not based on a vision for how to build it. There is an immense difference in scale between the two…

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Iraqi Allies, Rivals Hail Sadr’s Call to End Protests, Maliki Critical

Iraqi and foreign powers were mostly unanimous on Tuesday in praising Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr for calling off the protests by his supporters in Baghdad in wake of the violence that erupted on Monday. All Iraqi parties, but one, praised the move as “national” and as having spared bloodshed in…

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Moqtada al-Sadr's moment? Iraqi cleric in show of force against Shiite rivals

As quickly as Baghdad erupted, Moqtada al-Sadr's supporters went home. All it took was a word from the leader, a demonstration of force by the populist Shiite cleric as protracted coalition-building in Iraq spills over into a power play with neighbouring Iran. Can Sadr stare down pressure from across the…

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The Independent UK

‘With the click of a finger’: Moqtada al-Sadr calls an end to Iraq’s wave of violence

Firebrand cleric shows off his political power by turning on and off violence

Al Jazeera

Timeline: What led to the fighting in Iraq’s capital Baghdad

Latest violence started and ended after comments from Muqtada al-Sadr, an influential voice in Iraq for 20 years.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What spurred the bloody armed clashes in Baghdad?

Iraq witnessed bloody street violence for nearly 24 hours spurred by loyalists of a powerful Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, that was the culmination of a 10-month power struggle

Tribune News Service

Deadly turmoil erupts in Iraq after top cleric’s resignation

Iran closed its border crossings with Iraq after deadly clashes erupted in Baghdad over a prominent cleric’s decision to resign from politics, deepening a government crisis in the OPEC-member state.

France 24

Iraq: Moqtada al-Sadr supporters invade the government palace and swim in the pool

Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Monday announced he was withdrawing from Iraqi politics in a Twitter post. Almost immediately after, hundreds of his supporters swarmed the government palace in Baghdad in the heart of the heavily secured Green Zone. After the crowd was cleared from the perimeter, a curfew was…

ABC News

Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urges supporters to withdraw from Baghdad's Green Zone, with dozens dead

Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr calls on followers to withdraw from Baghdad's Green Zone, after days of unrest.

Reuters

Iraq's Sadr tells supporters to withdraw after violent clashes

Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr told his followers to leave their protests in central Baghdad on Tuesday and apologised to the Iraqi people after nearly two days of violent clashes between rival Shi’ite Muslim groups.

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