Gen. Soleimani assassination adds dangerous new dimension to Iraq unrest
Reuters | Aziz El Yaakoubi, Ahmed Rasheed: Iranian-backed Shia factions have exhorted Iraqis to turn out for a “million-strong” march on Friday aimed…
Tag Archives: Iraqi cleric Seyed Muqtada al-Sadr
Iraq’s Sadr urges million-man march against US military presence
Press TV – Influential Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has demanded that Iraqis stage a “million-man march” against the continued US military…
Influential cleric: Iraq will turn into new Vietnam for US if its forces stay
Press TV – Iraq’s influential cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, has released a statement saying that if US troops do not leave the country,…
Iraqi PM warns of devastating war, Sadr orders forces to be ready
Press TV – Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has condemned US assassination of IRGC Quds Force commander General Qassem Soleimani, warning of…
Muqtada al-Sadr condemns attack on Iran consulate
Press TV – Influential Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has condemned an arson attack on the Iranian consulate in Najaf, dismissing allegations…
Iran eyes closer cooperation with Iraq after formation of new gov’t
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi hailed the growing relations with Iraq and said Tehran plans to boost its cooperation…
Iran not meddling in Iraq’s internal affairs: Sadr Movement
IFP- Iraq’s Sadr Movement which has secured the largest number of seats in Iraq’s parliamentary elections says unlike what is widely said…
Sadr movement does not accept dictates of US about Iran: Politician
IRNA – Iraq’s Sadr Movement does not welcome what the US dictates to the country on cooperation with Iran, an Iraqi politician…
General Soleimani likes Muqtada al-Sadr very much: Iran envoy
IFP – Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi says most Iranian officials, especially IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani, like…
Muqtada Sadr slams US killing of Iraqi forces
Press TV – Senior Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has slammed a recent US airstrike that killed eleven people in Anbar Province, saying the…
Iran, Iraq enjoy historic, stable ties
IRNA – Leader of a political party, the Sadrist Movement and the leader of Saraya al-Salam Muqtada al-Sadr pointed to historic and…
Muqtada al-Sadr visit to Riyadh: Envious of Hashd al-Shabi & greed for Saudi Arabia petrodollars
August 7, The Iran Project – The visit of leader of al-Sadr movement Muqtada al-Sadr to Saudi Arabia surprised many analysts and…
Saudi engagement with Iraqi Shias stirs talk of opening with Iran
Al-Monitor | Ali Hashem: On May 2, Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman (now the crown prince) said in a television interview that dialogue with Iran was…
Influential Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr makes rare trip to Saudi Arabia
Press TV – Prominent Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has met with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and a few other Saudi officials during a rare…
Shia cleric Sadr calls on Barzani to postpone, cancel referendum
Rudaw – Influential Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called on President Masoud Barzani to “postpone” and eventually “cancel” the planned Kurdistan…
Rockets hit at Baghdad’s Green Zone following deadly protests
Press TV- Several rockets have been fired at Baghdad’s Green Zone following violent clashes between police and supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr…
Sadr supporters call for electoral reform in Iraq
Press TV- Hundreds of supporters of prominent Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have flocked into the streets the capital Baghdad, calling on the government to amend…
Top Iraqi cleric wants Americans out over Trump’s ban on Muslims
Press TV- Prominent Iraqi cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, has censured US President Donald Trump over his executive order to ban entry into the US of citizens from seven…
In a sign of reconciliation Shia cleric Sadr meets with Iraq’s PM Abadi
Rudaw– Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with prominent Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad on Monday to discuss the war against…
Head of Iraq’s Shia National Alliance urges inclusion of all blocs
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ammar al-Hakim, the newly elected leader of the National Alliance, the largest political bloc in Iraq’s parliament, said he…
Sadr’s supporters take to streets again for protest
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have taken to the streets in Baghdad and Basra to call for economic and political reforms and end to corruption. Hundreds…
Iraq’s Sadr warns of ‘million-man’ demo after Ramadan
Senior Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called for a halt to anti-government protests during Ramadan but warned that a “million-man” demonstration would…
Senior Iraqi cleric slams government over insecurity
Prominent Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has criticized the government for security failures following a string of bombings that hit in and around the capital…
Supporting Iraqi government only way out of problems
TEHRAN (Basirat)- The Iraqi government is no less involved in corruption compared to the corrupt and inefficient governments of some Arab states.…
Spokesman: Iran supports national compromise in Iraq
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman voiced the country’s readiness to help Iraq pursue the process of negotiations among its political…
IRNA denies Iraq’s Sadr on surprise visit to Iran
Iran’s official news agency denies media reports that prominent Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran on a surprise visit. “Muqtada al-Sadr…
Al-Sadr warns ISIL against attacking Iraq’s Shia cities
Influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has warned the ISIL Takfiri group against any attacks on Iraq’s Shia-majority cities and religious sites. The senior Shia cleric…
Iraq Shia cleric orders volunteers to prepare for fight against ISIL
Following the recent terrorist attack near the holy Iraqi city of Samarra, a top Shia cleric in the country has ordered the armed…
Iraqi Shia cleric urges support for Bahrain’s Sheikh Qassim
Muqtada al-Sadr, an influential Iraqi Shia cleric, has called on the Iraqi people to hold rallies in support of Bahrain’s prominent Shia…
Muqtada Sadr rules out US military presence in Iraq
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi cleric Seyed Muqtada al-Sadr ruled out US military presence in Iraq, threatening his forces would target American troops if…