Protesters storm Iraqi Parliament in support of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr

Jul 28, 2022

Baghdad [Iraq], July 28 : Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators, mostly supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday stormed the heavily fortified parliament building...

Iraq: Al-Sadr demands dissolution of parliament, early vote

Aug 04, 2022

Baghdad [Iraq], August 4 : Influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr urged his supporters on Wednesday to continue their sit-in inside the national parliament in...

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces hunger strike: Reports

Aug 29, 2022

Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 : Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has announced a hunger strike until the protestors' violence and use of weapons stop,...

Al-Sadr urges supporters to withdraw as clashes leave 30 dead

Aug 30, 2022

Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 : Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr issued an appeal for peace after clashes between his supporters and security forces left...

Protest in Iraq intensifies as Al-Sadr supporters reach PM's building

Jul 30, 2022

Baghdad [Iraq], July 30 : Supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr reached the Iraqi Prime Minister's building on Saturday, following the protest against the...

Iraq: Al-Sadr calls on judiciary to dissolve Parliament by next week

Aug 10, 2022

Baghdad [Iraq], August 11 : Influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday called on the Iraqi judiciary to dissolve the parliament by the end...