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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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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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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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Iraqi Sunni Mosques Attacked In Apparent Retaliation For Saudi Execution
At least two Sunni Muslim mosques have been attacked in Iraq and two people killed in apparent retaliation for the execution of a senior Shi'ite cleric in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, officials and police said on Monday.Iraqi Shi'ites protesting the January 2 execution of Saudi Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr separately marched in Baghdad and in southern ...
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Iraq Official Blames ISIS For Bombing Sunni Mosques
An Iraqi official is blaming ISIS for the bombing of two Sunni mosques in a predominantly Shiite city in southern Iraq the previous night, saying the militant group seeks to stoke sectarian tensions.
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Leading Iraqi Cleric Urges Wider War Against Islamic State
Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite cleric called for a global war against Islamic State today, a day after the prime minister said he would welcome Russian air strikes against the group on Iraqi soil.
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Iraq PM Haider al-Abadi Calls for Judicial Reform Requested by Top Cleric
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Friday for the judiciary to undertake "drastic" reforms to allow it to fight corruption, after the country's top Shiite cleric said such measures were required.
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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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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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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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Iraqi Sunni Mosques Attacked In Apparent Retaliation For Saudi Execution
At least two Sunni Muslim mosques have been attacked in Iraq and two people killed in apparent retaliation for the execution of a senior Shi'ite cleric in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, officials and police said on Monday.Iraqi Shi'ites protesting the January 2 execution of Saudi Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr separately marched in Baghdad and in southern ...
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Iraq Official Blames ISIS For Bombing Sunni Mosques
An Iraqi official is blaming ISIS for the bombing of two Sunni mosques in a predominantly Shiite city in southern Iraq the previous night, saying the militant group seeks to stoke sectarian tensions.
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Leading Iraqi Cleric Urges Wider War Against Islamic State
Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite cleric called for a global war against Islamic State today, a day after the prime minister said he would welcome Russian air strikes against the group on Iraqi soil.
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Iraq PM Haider al-Abadi Calls for Judicial Reform Requested by Top Cleric
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Friday for the judiciary to undertake "drastic" reforms to allow it to fight corruption, after the country's top Shiite cleric said such measures were required.
