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Muqtada al-Sadr has a polarizing influence in Iraq. Branded as a trouble-maker by the U.S., regarded with suspicion and fear by many Iraqi Sunnis and viewed with exasperation by the ruling Shia coalition, he has repeatedly tipped the country into episodes of violent chaos.He is nonetheless revered by hundreds of thousands of poor Shias, for whom he is a beacon of integrity and consistency — the only man who has represented their interests in a system that they believe is otherwise corrupt and self-serving.Despite recent military operations in Basra, Sadr City and now Amarra, al-Sadr is not beaten. He is a political figure as well as a religious one, which gives him a certain distance from the militia acting in his name.And despite the military actions, there has been no final showdown with Muqtada Al-Sadr's militia, the Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM), or with their partners, the Iranian-backed Special Groups.In Sadr City, a last-minute deal brokered in early May by the Iranians between al-Sadr a...
The 30-member bloc loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr suspended its membership in parliament Wednesday, saying they will stay away from the 275-seat house until ...
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr resurfaced Friday after nearly four months in hiding and demanded U.S. troops leave Iraq, a development likely to complicate U....
A top aide to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed in a raid by U.S. troops Wednesday in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, an Iraqi lawmaker said.The U.S. mi...
Rival Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr may end self-imposed cease-fire on his Mahdi Army due to anger over U.S. and Iraqi raids on his followers.
The following, obtained by FOX News, is a copy of the nine point statement released by Muqtada al-Sadr office in Najaf:Due to our responsibility to protect Iraqi blo...
Hojatoleslam Muqtada al-Sadr , the firebrand cleric whose militants fought British troops in Basra before being driven out by Iraqi forces, has emerged as a potentia...
Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr wants a "political solution" to the crisis that has led to deadly clashes between his followers and government security forces this week in Baghdad and the oil-rich south.
A senior member of an Iraqi Shiite militia that once fought the U.S. military says Iraq is heading toward widespread sectarian bloodletting similar to the kind that ...
BAGHDAD -- Militiamen and followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr led a massive rally on Thursday, marching in Baghdad in a show of force as Iraqi leaders ...
Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Friday that he has extended a cease-fire order to his Shiite Mahdi Army by another six months, giving Iraq a chance to con...
Two top aides to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr were detained early Thursday by U.S. forces in the southern city of Najaf, a spokesman for al-Sadr said.Salah ...
Anti-U.S. Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr ordered most of his militiamen Friday to lay down their arms, and his spokesman said the young cleric might call off all resi...
An aide to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says he has gone back to Iran after only a short stay in Iraq after years abroad.The senior Sadrist official said the...
Iraqi officials say anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has returned to Iraq after a nearly three-year absence.Mohammed al-Kaabi, a Sadrist official in Baghdad , said a...
NAJAF, Iraq -- Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who led several Shiite uprisings against American forces in Iraq before going into exile in neighboring Iran alm...
Iraqi officials: Anti-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr returns to Iraq after nearly 3-year absence.
Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr urged Iraq's parliament to reject a pact that would extend U.S. presence in Iraq for three years as tens of thousands of ...
From hiding, possibly in Iran, radical anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is believed to be honing plans to sweep into the power vacuum made all the more in...
Cabinet ministers loyal to the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr resigned on Monday to protest the prime minister's refusal to set a timetable for an American wi...
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