A man with ties to a radical Shiite cleric is in U.S. custody in connection with an attack that killed five American soldiers ...

U.S. officials are calling for peace and dialogue amid reports of "disturbing" violence in Baghdad's Green Zone on Monday after Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his withdrawal from ...

وإبداء الملاحظات عليه .. Various reactions emerged online, where some people called Muqtada al-Sadr to watch the series before judging it. Others called on MBC to stop the ...

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Maliki reportedly argued that proceeding with elections under the current circumstances would be tantamount to “political ...

Iraq's Shia Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr calls on Syria's transitional government to stop being passive in the face of repeated ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

In 2021, pro-Tehran parties were roundly defeated in Iraq’s parliamentary elections. Muqtada al-Sadr, a charismatic Shia cleric and vociferous critic of Iran, looked set to form a government. But the ...

Al-Sudani came to power in late 2022 after a power struggle between prominent Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr and opposing Shiite factions that are close to Iran after the 2021 ...

Iraq's government imposed a weekend curfew in Baghdad on Thursday amid clashes between government troops and Shiite militia fighters, and U.S. Embassy staff were told to remain indoors after days of ...