Tag: Moqtada
Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr announces his ‘permanent retirement’ from politics
Powerful Iraqi Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr announced on Monday his ” final withdrawal from politics and the closure of institutions linked to his movement “. A statement that comes as…
supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr decided to occupy Parliament “until further notice”
For the second time this week, the Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad was invaded on Saturday July 30 by thousands of supporters of the Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr who intend to…
Can Iraq be governed without the influential Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr?
Iraq is going through a serious political crisis. Eight months after the legislative elections, the country still has no government. Faced with the political deadlock, the big winner of the…