Moqtada al-Sadr
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Iraqi parliament could not elect new president in 1st round
TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iraq's parliament is holding a special session Thursday to elect the country's new president. Abdul Latif Rashid gained 157 votes while incumbent president Barham Salih gained 99 votes.
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Armed clash in Southern Iraq leaves 3 killed, injured
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – An Iraqi security official reported on Thursday morning that one person was killed and two others were injured in a clash between Iraqi security forces and some armed men.
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Iraq: Violence is not solution
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – After 24 hours of intense infighting, law and order were restored in Iraq amid a highly charged atmosphere, but the situation remains fragile and prone to another round of violence.
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Rocket attacks hit Iraqi gas field as tension intensifies
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – The crucial Khor Mor gas field in northern Iraq has been hit by a series of rocket attacks, forcing US contractors to flee after two Turkish subcontractors had already left.
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Muqtada al-Sadr apologizes for ongoing tensions in Iraq
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Apologizing for ongoing tensions in the country, Iraqi politician Muqtada al-Sadr called on supporters to leave Baghdad's Green Zone completely within 60 minutes.
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Iran closes border with Iraq amid unrest
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Iran on Monday closed its border with Iraq amid political unrest in this neighboring country.
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Iran embassy calls on Iranians not to travel Iraq’s Kadhimiya
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Embassy in Baghdad on Monday evening called on Iranian fellow countrymen to prevent from traveling to the holy cities Kadhimiya and Samarra in Baghdad.
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Iraq developments;
12 killed in clashes between protesters, security forces
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – According to Iraqi medics and police sources, 12 people were killed and as many as 270 others injured in Monday clashes in the capital Baghdad.
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VIDEO: Muqtada al-Sadr supporters raid presidential palace
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Supporters of the Sadrist Movement in Iraq raided the presidential palace after Muqtada al-Sadr announced his decision to withdraw from the political process.
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Iraq's Muqtada al-Sadr withdraws from political process
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Issuing a statement, the Iraqi politician Muqtada al-Sadr announced his decision to withdraw from the political process.
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Two rival demonstrations to be held in Iraq today
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – The major Shia bloc in the Iraqi parliament Coordination Framework has said that it will hold demonstrations in different provinces in Iraq to show support for legal Iraqi government institutions.
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Halbousi suspends Iraqi parliament amid riots
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – The Iraqi Paleriament Speaker Mohmmad Al-Halbousi has suspended the activities of the parliament after the Sadrists stormed the parliament for the second time on Saturday.
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Pro-Sadr demonstrators gather outside Green Zone again
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – While gathering the outside "Green Zone" gate of Baghdad, supporters of Sadr Movement demanded not to hold a meeting of Iraqi Parliament to elect the Prime Minister and President.
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VIDEO: Sadr supporters storm parliament building in Baghdad
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Hundreds of supporters of the Sadrist Movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr broke into the parliament building on Saturday in the Iraqi capital Baghdad after breaching the heavily fortified Green Zone.
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Gen. Ghaani meets with Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf
TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – The IRGC Quds Force commander Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani has met with the Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the holy city of Najaf on Tuesday.
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IRGC Quds Force cmdr. meets Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf
TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Esmaeil Ghaani met and held talks with the leader of Sadrist bloc led by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf al-Ashraf on Monday evening.
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Mohammed al-Halbusi re-elected as Iraqi parliament speaker
TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – The Iraqi parliament held its first session to elect the speaker, the prime minister as well as the president, while there have been reports of tension over which blocs has the majority.
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By: Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
Iraqi parties, politicians condemn US airstrikes against multiple PMU positions
TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – The recent US airstrikes against multiple locations across the country have caused a lot of reaction among Iraqi politicians and parties and have faced a wave of condemnation.
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Al-Sadr blames Trump for coronavirus outbreak
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Blaming Trump and ’the likes of him’ for the cornoavirus outbreak, the leader of the Sadr movement Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Wednesday that the Iraqi nation will accept no medical aid from the US.
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Iraq’s Sadr urges mass protests against presence of US forces in Iraq
TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) - The leader of Iraq’s Sadr movement, Muqtada al-Sadr on Tue. called on people to hold “million-strong march” in condemnation of presence of US military forces and their aggressions in Iraq.
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Your home less stable than spider web, Sadr tells Trump
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Influential Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Tue. has addressed the US president in a series of tweets, after Trump threatened Iraq with sanctions following the parl. vote to expel US troops.
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Gen. Soleimani assassination means targeting Jihad: Muqtada al-Sadr
TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – The leader of the Sadr movement, Muqtada al-Sadr reacted to the martyrdom of Commander of IRGC Quds Brigade, General Ghasem Soleimani, saying that his militias are ready to defend Iraq.
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In a threatening statement:
Muqtada al-Sadr urges US to pull out soldiers from Iraq
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – The leader of the Sadr movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced readiness to send away the American soldiers from Iraq, threatening that Iraqis will act "another behavior" if American forces do not withdraw from Iraq.
