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Iraq's Sadr sets deadline to dissolve parliament

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq's powerful Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada Sadr on Wednesday called on the judiciary to dissolve parliament by the end of next week, urging his supporters to keep up a sit-in outside the legislature.

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Iraq Shiite cleric behind parliament sit-in steps up demands

An influential Shiite cleric in Iraq whose supporters earlier this month stormed the parliament in Baghdad and are holding a sit-in outside the building, has stepped up his demands and issued a veiled threat of violence

The Independent UK

Baghdad Weighs Possibility of Forming Interim Govt Headed by Kadhimi

The Iran-backed Coordination Framework in Iraq is mulling a proposal by Sadrist movement leader, cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, to form an interim government as a solution to the country’s months-long political deadlock. One figure from the group, however, stood out to oppose the proposal, Sadr’s longtime rival, former Prime Minister and…

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Power Crisis Adds to Iraq’s Political Woes

The power crisis sweeping Iraq has triggered a wave of protests in central and southern parts of the country, with fears the rallies being politicized growing among observers. In Najaf, mass demonstrations erupted due to a complete power outage. In the far southern province of Basra, protests took place for…

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Australian man Robert Pether's health deteriorating 16 months after 'arbitrary detention' in Iraq began

There are growing concerns for Australian man Robert Pether, who is languishing in an overcrowded Baghdad jail, with doctors arguing he needs urgent surgery to treat multiple suspected skin cancers.

ABC News

Iraq: Four Sentenced to Life in Prison Over Attack on Baghdad Airport

An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced four to life in prison over an attack on Baghdad airport early this year that damaged two empty civilian planes on the tarmac. Sunday’s conviction was for a January 28 rocket attack on Baghdad’s international airport that caused no casualties. The court “sentenced to…

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Heatwaves scorch Iraq as protracted political crisis grinds on

Temperatures have soared to nearly 50 degrees Celsius in Baghdad on an almost daily basis amid heated political crisis.

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Tens of thousands pray in show of force by Iraq cleric Sadr

Baghdad (AFP) - Tens of thousands attended mass prayers Friday in Baghdad's Green Zone in a new power play by Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr after his adversaries conditionally backed his call for early elections.

AFP

Thousands of al-Sadr supporters gather for mass prayer in Baghdad

Worshippers converge on a vast square inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, home to government and diplomatic buildings.

Al Jazeera

Followers of Iraq's Sadr pray at Saddam-era parade ground

Tens of thousands of followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr prayed on Friday at an iconic Baghdad military parade ground built by the late President Saddam Hussein, in yet another symbolic display of Sadr's sway over much of the Iraqi people.

Reuters

Hundreds of Thousands of Sadr Supporters Gather for Mass Prayer in Baghdad

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis heeded the call of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to gather in a show of strength for a mass prayer in the heart of Baghdad's heavily fortified government zone on Friday. The gathering took place amid an escalating political crisis that has put the country's…

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Hundreds of thousands gather for mass prayer in Baghdad

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have held a mass prayer called for by an influential Shiite cleric in Baghdad, a highly symbolic move amid an unprecedented political crisis roiling Iraq

The Independent UK

In new power play, Iraq's Sadr mobilises supporters for mass prayer

Baghdad (AFP) - Tens of thousands converged on Baghdad's Green Zone Friday for mass prayers in a new power play by Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr after his adversaries conditionally backed his call for early elections.

AFP

Furore, indifference, confusion: Voices beyond the Iraq protests

Many Iraqis who joined anti-gov’t protests in 2019 are either against or indifferent towards this bout of rallies.

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Iraq's Sadr plans new show of force

Baghdad (AFP) - In a new power play, Iraq's Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr called for traditional Friday prayers to take place on a vast square inside the Green Zone where his followers have occupied parliament for seven days.

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In Baghdad’s Sadr City, Cleric’s Support Underpins Protests

Khalil Ibrahim’s four sons are among thousands of followers of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr staging a sit-in outside Iraq’s parliament after storming the building last week in a stunning move that threw the country into a new era of political instability. Ibrahim is behind them all the way, he…

The Independent UK

In Baghdad's Sadr City, cleric's support underpins protests

Residents of the impoverished Baghdad suburb of Sadr City say they they support an influential Shiite cleric who called on thousands of his followers to storm Iraq's parliament

AFP

What is Iraqi cleric Sadr's latest political endgame?

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraqi Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada Sadr is calling for elections, months after polls failed to lead to an agreement on a new government, prime minister and president.

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Sadrist Movement, Coordination Framework Protest on Different Bridges in Baghdad

The leader of the Sadrist movement in Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, rejected the call for dialogue, describing it as "useless" as long as the Iraqi people have said their say in the elections. In a televised speech, Sadr noted that "Iraqi blood is dear," stressing "enough blood...

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Iraq’s al-Sadr demands dissolution of parliament, early elections

Iraq’s Muqtada al-Sadr orders supporters to continue sit-in inside the national parliament, calls for new elections.

AFP

Iraq's Sadr demands new polls as political crisis escalates

Baghdad (AFP) - Powerful Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr, whose bloc won the most seats in Iraq's elections last year, demanded Wednesday that parliament be dissolved and new national polls be called.

AFP

Iraqi Shiite leader Sadr demands fresh elections

Baghdad (AFP) - Powerful Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr, whose bloc won the most seats in Iraq's elections last year, demanded Wednesday that parliament be dissolved and new elections be called.

The Independent UK

Iraqi cleric orders followers to continue protest in Baghdad

Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has told his followers to continue their sit-in inside Iraq’s government zone, and called for the dissolution of the parliament and early elections

Reuters

Iraq's Sadr says parliament sit-in will continue till demands met

Iraqi populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday told his supporters to continue their sit-in which occupies the Baghdad parliament until his demands which include early elections and unspecified constitutional changes are met.

AFP

UN calls for 'urgent' solutions to Iraq political crisis

Baghdad (AFP) - The United Nations mission in Iraq called on leaders Wednesday to put their country first and end a long-running political power struggle, as tensions soar in the war-scarred nation.

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