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How A 92-Year-Old Cleric Silently Stopped Iraq From Sliding Back To War
When a pronouncement by a religious scholar in Iran drove Iraq to the brink of civil war last week, there was only one man who could stop it: a 92-year-old Iraqi Shi'ite cleric who proved once again he is the most powerful man in his country.
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Clashes Erupt In Baghdad After Iraqi Cleric Moqtada Sadr Resigns, 15 Dead
Twelve protesters were killed Monday after supporters of cleric Moqtada Sadr stormed the government palace in Baghdad's Green Zone as the powerful Shiite leader said he was quitting politics.
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"Here For A Revolution": Iraq Protesters Occupy Parliament Again
Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone" and occupied parliament on Saturday in a deepening political crisis.
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Iraqi Cleric Moqtada Sadr's Bloc Declared Biggest Election Winner
Shiite Muslim firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr's movement won 73 out of the assembly's 329 seats, the election commission said, after a lengthy manual recount of hundreds of ballot boxes.
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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Wins Iraq Vote, Ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki Close Behind: Officials
Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party was the biggest winner in an Iraqi election on Monday, increasing the number of seats he holds in parliament, according to initial results, officials and a spokesperson for the Sadrist Movement.
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Pope, Top Shiite Cleric Plead For "Peace" In Historic Iraq Encounter
Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, one of Shiite Islam's top clerics, told Pope Francis in a historic meeting in Iraq on Saturday that the country's Christians should live in "peace".
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Iraq Confirms First Coronavirus Death, Says Health Official
Iraq said a 70-year-old Muslim cleric died on Wednesday from the novel coronavirus, marking the first death from the outbreak in a country where 31 people have been infected.
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250 kg ISIS Cleric "Jabba The Jihadi" Arrested In Iraq, Was "Too Large" For Police Car
The SWAT team of Iraqi forces recently scored a "big" catch in the city of Mosul when they arrested an obese ISIS cleric who has been dubbed as "Jabba the Jihadi" on social media.
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Iraq PM To Resign After Months Of Protests That Left More Than 400 Dead
Iraq's embattled premier announced Friday he will resign in keeping with the wishes of the country's top Shiite cleric, after nearly two months of anti-government protests that have cost more than 400 lives.
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Iraq Protests: 93 Dead, Firebrand Cleric Demands Government's Resignation
The death toll from mass protests in Baghdad and cities across southern Iraq rose to 93 on Saturday as the unrest entered its fifth day, parliament's human rights commission said.
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ISIS Launches 'Agony Uncle' Radio Show For Terrorists
The Islamic State's radio station has reportedly launched an 'Agony Uncle' phone-in show where terrorists and the terror group's sympathisers can get answers to their personal problems.
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Iraqi Shi'ite Cleric Tells Followers To Target US Troops Fighting ISIS
Powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr instructed his followers on Sunday to target US troops deploying to Iraq as part of the military campaign against ISIS.
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Protesters Break Into Green Zone, Enter Iraq PM's Office
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed the premier's office on Friday after breaking into the Green Zone for the second time in three weeks, further escalating a long-running political crisis.
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Thousands Of Iraqis Answer Moqtada al-Sadr's Call To Protest
Thousands of supporters of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr answered his call to demonstrate in Baghdad on Tuesday to pressure the Iraqi government to carry out stalled reforms.
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Iraqi Shiite Militias In Mass Anti-Saudi Protest
Two thousand members and supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite militias demonstrated on Wednesday against Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric which sparked a regional row.
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How A 92-Year-Old Cleric Silently Stopped Iraq From Sliding Back To War
When a pronouncement by a religious scholar in Iran drove Iraq to the brink of civil war last week, there was only one man who could stop it: a 92-year-old Iraqi Shi'ite cleric who proved once again he is the most powerful man in his country.
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Clashes Erupt In Baghdad After Iraqi Cleric Moqtada Sadr Resigns, 15 Dead
Twelve protesters were killed Monday after supporters of cleric Moqtada Sadr stormed the government palace in Baghdad's Green Zone as the powerful Shiite leader said he was quitting politics.
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"Here For A Revolution": Iraq Protesters Occupy Parliament Again
Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone" and occupied parliament on Saturday in a deepening political crisis.
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Iraqi Cleric Moqtada Sadr's Bloc Declared Biggest Election Winner
Shiite Muslim firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr's movement won 73 out of the assembly's 329 seats, the election commission said, after a lengthy manual recount of hundreds of ballot boxes.
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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Wins Iraq Vote, Ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki Close Behind: Officials
Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party was the biggest winner in an Iraqi election on Monday, increasing the number of seats he holds in parliament, according to initial results, officials and a spokesperson for the Sadrist Movement.
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Pope, Top Shiite Cleric Plead For "Peace" In Historic Iraq Encounter
Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, one of Shiite Islam's top clerics, told Pope Francis in a historic meeting in Iraq on Saturday that the country's Christians should live in "peace".
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Iraq Confirms First Coronavirus Death, Says Health Official
Iraq said a 70-year-old Muslim cleric died on Wednesday from the novel coronavirus, marking the first death from the outbreak in a country where 31 people have been infected.
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250 kg ISIS Cleric "Jabba The Jihadi" Arrested In Iraq, Was "Too Large" For Police Car
The SWAT team of Iraqi forces recently scored a "big" catch in the city of Mosul when they arrested an obese ISIS cleric who has been dubbed as "Jabba the Jihadi" on social media.
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Iraq PM To Resign After Months Of Protests That Left More Than 400 Dead
Iraq's embattled premier announced Friday he will resign in keeping with the wishes of the country's top Shiite cleric, after nearly two months of anti-government protests that have cost more than 400 lives.
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Iraq Protests: 93 Dead, Firebrand Cleric Demands Government's Resignation
The death toll from mass protests in Baghdad and cities across southern Iraq rose to 93 on Saturday as the unrest entered its fifth day, parliament's human rights commission said.
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ISIS Launches 'Agony Uncle' Radio Show For Terrorists
The Islamic State's radio station has reportedly launched an 'Agony Uncle' phone-in show where terrorists and the terror group's sympathisers can get answers to their personal problems.
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Iraqi Shi'ite Cleric Tells Followers To Target US Troops Fighting ISIS
Powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr instructed his followers on Sunday to target US troops deploying to Iraq as part of the military campaign against ISIS.
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Protesters Break Into Green Zone, Enter Iraq PM's Office
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed the premier's office on Friday after breaking into the Green Zone for the second time in three weeks, further escalating a long-running political crisis.
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Thousands Of Iraqis Answer Moqtada al-Sadr's Call To Protest
Thousands of supporters of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr answered his call to demonstrate in Baghdad on Tuesday to pressure the Iraqi government to carry out stalled reforms.
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Iraqi Shiite Militias In Mass Anti-Saudi Protest
Two thousand members and supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite militias demonstrated on Wednesday against Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric which sparked a regional row.
