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Tag: Muqtada al-Sadr

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was one of the big winners in the Iraq election. Photo: AFP/Haidar Hamdani
Posted inOpinion

Iraq heading for civil war; US must not take advantage

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

Ten months after Iraq’s pro-Iran bloc was soundly defeated in parliamentary elections, and less than a week after Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his retirement from political life, a stalemate between Shiites who oppose Tehran and those who support it seems to be leading the country toward civil war. Yet this is only half the story. […]

Posted inOpinion

For Iraq’s militias, drones and protests just politics as usual

by Faisal Al Yafai November 11, 2021November 11, 2021
Posted inAnalysis

Muqtada The Conqueror gains ground in Iraqi poll

by Pepe Escobar October 12, 2021October 15, 2021
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

US uneasy over Iraq’s new prime minister

by MK Bhadrakumar February 8, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

Iraq’s new prime minister is being set up to fail

by Faisal Al Yafai February 6, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIraq, Middle East

Chaos in Iraq may further US regional strategy

by MK Bhadrakumar January 29, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East

Financial N-option will settle Trump’s oil war

by Pepe Escobar January 6, 2020April 4, 2020
Posted inIraq, Middle East

Iraq’s flawed political system fuels street protests

by Faisal Al Yafai October 10, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, Saudi Arabia

Iraq a new theater in Saudi-Iran competition

by Dnyanesh Kamat March 18, 2019February 18, 2020
People march during the funeral of a demonstrator who died during a protest against unemployment, corruption and a lack of public services in Basra, Iraq, on September 7. Photo: Haider El Esedi / Anadolu Agency
Posted inIraq, Middle East, South Asia

Basra protests show disconnect between democracy and good governance in Iraq

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain December 13, 2018
Terrorists, Photo: iStock
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

In the ruins of the caliphate, ISIS rears its ugly head

by Joseph Hope September 8, 2018September 8, 2018
Hadi al-Amiri (right) speaks during a joint press conference with Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Photo: Anadolu via AFP/Muqtada al-Sadr Press Office
Posted inEuropean Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, World

Iraq’s Sadr forms unexpected alliance with pro-Iran bloc

by Asia Times staff June 13, 2018February 18, 2020
Iraqi supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad's Tahrir square on March 2, 2018. His cousin-in-law is a contender to become prime minister. Photo: AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

The man who may become Iraq’s next Prime Minister

by Sami Moubayed May 24, 2018February 18, 2020
An Iraqi supporter of the Sairun list celebrates with portraits of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, after results of Iraq's parliamentary election were announced in Baghdad on May 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Thaier al-Sudani
Posted inIran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Iraq vote: Al-Sadr bloc’s strong showing deals blow to Iran

by Asia Times staff May 16, 2018February 18, 2020
Former US president Barack Obama delivers a speech in Montreal. Photo:  Reuters/Dario Ayala
Posted inChina, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Obama will rue the day he made the Iran nuclear deal

by Todd Royal September 1, 2017
Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a media conference with Iraqi Defense Minister Arfan al-Hayali and Iraq's Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji (not pictured) in Najaf, Iraq  May 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani
Posted inIran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Iraqi Shiite powerbroker gambles with Sunni embrace

by Sami Moubayed August 18, 2017February 18, 2020
Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters via Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

And the winners in the post-Daesh era are …

by Pepe Escobar August 18, 2017February 18, 2020
Ammar al-Hakim, pictured on June 2, 2016. Photo: AFP / Haidar Hamdani
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Iraq’s Shiite leaders shrugging off Iran? Don’t bet on it

by Sami Moubayed July 29, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inThe Roving Eye

I want to occupy you forever

by Pepe Escobar April 13, 2011June 18, 2020
Posted inThe Roving Eye

And the winner is … Muqtada

by Pepe Escobar October 20, 2010June 18, 2020

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