Muqtada al Sadr

Understanding Muqtada al-Sadr: Inside Baghdad’s Sadr City

By Dr Renad Mansour and Dr Benedict Robin-D’Cruz, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Understanding Iraq’s Muqtada al-Sadr: Inside Baghdad’s Sadr City After supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr storm the Iraqi parliament, a Chatham House survey of residents in Baghdad’s […]

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Iraqinews August 10, 2022

Al-Sadr uses Street Pressure to set Political Conditions

By Shelly Kittleson for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Muqtada al-Sadr uses street pressure to set political conditions for his rivals Influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr vowed that new elections would be held as his followers flocked to […]

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Iraqinews August 10, 2022

Al-Sadr “Wants to Be Iraq’s Ayatollah Khomeini”

By Shayan Talabany, an analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, for Foreign Policy. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Muqtada al-Sadr Wants to Be Iraq’s Ayatollah Khomeini Despite the Shiite cleric’s apparent efforts against Iranian influence in Iraq, […]

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Iraqinews August 9, 2022

What’s Behind al-Sadr’s Bid to Shake up Iraq’s Politics?

By Sarhang Hamasaeed for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. What’s Behind Moqtada al-Sadr’s Bid to Shake up Iraq’s Politics? Nearly 10 months after its last election, Iraq’s stability is at stake. Its leaders […]

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Iraqinews August 9, 2022

Iraqi protesters break into parliament denouncing the nomination of new premier

Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) – Hundreds of angry protesters loyal to the powerful cleric Muqtada al-Sadr broke into Baghdad’s heavily protected Green Zone on Wednesday, denouncing the nomination of a new prime minister. Mohammed Shiya al-Sudani was formally nominated to lead the country on Monday by the Coordination Framework, the largest Shiite alliance in the Iraqi …

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Egypt Independent July 31, 2022