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Clashes erupt after influential Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns; at least 15 protesters killed
• 3 years agoProtesters loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pulled down the cement barriers outside the government palace with ropes and breached the palace gates
Who is Muqtada al-Sadr, powerful Shia cleric whose supporters have thrown Iraq into turmoil?
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoMuqtada al-Sadr is a mercurial figure who has emerged as a powerful force in Iraq’s cutthroat political scene with a nationalist, anti-Iran agenda. He is the son of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Muhammad-Sadiq al-Sadr, who Saddam Hussein had assassinated in 1999
Explained: Why did protesters storm Iraq’s Parliament?
• 3 years agoIraq held elections in October last year but has been unable to form a government yet. After a pro-Iran politician was nominated to be Iraq’s new prime minister, followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the Parliament
Oil prices aren't determined by a triumvirate alone: Here are some more from West Asia to South America to Africa who also call the shots
Vijay Bhambwani • 6 years agoOil is a complex tradable commodity and involves a whole lot of catalysts which influence its price.
Baghdad mosque explosion toll rises to 16 dead and 35 wounded; Iraq government says investigation underway
• 7 years agoIraqi security officials say the toll from explosions that tore through a mosque in Baghdad has climbed to 16 dead and 35 wounded.
Iraqi Shiite cleric endorses Sunni protesters
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe hardline cleric said on Tuesday in the Shiite holy city of Najaf that the demonstrators have the right to demonstrate as long as they are peaceful.