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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the rival Shiites of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council and the followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, are "not true." But al-Maliki also welcomed all parties – including his Shiite rivals – to come under the umbrella of his party for the vote or afterward. "We said if they want to form fronts now, they are welcome to, and if they want to form them after elections, they are also...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday denied reports he will form an alliance with the nation's leading Shiite parties ahead of national polls in January.Nouri al-Maliki said the suggestions that he will create an election bloc with the rival Shiites of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council and the followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, are "not true."But al-Maliki also welcomed...
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Ensaios Imperfeitos (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... exit saw my colleague’s copy of Patrick Cockburn’s excellent book on the Shia cleric Muqtada al Sadr, they turned giddy. One of them kissed the picture of Muqtada’s face on the cover and asked if he could keep the book. It was not their sentiment that surprised me, but rather their comfort expressing it publicly. Since the occupation began, Muqtada has been...
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Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
An assassination attempt was made October 31, 2009 against Sheikh Raed Al-Kazmi, representative in Damascus of Sadrist leader Muqtada Al-Sadr. The Syrian security apparatuses have the suspected assassin in custody. In September 2009, there were ... November 1, 2009, 10:18 am
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War in Context (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... at the exit saw my colleague’s copy of Patrick Cockburn’s excellent book on the Shia cleric Muqtada al Sadr, they turned giddy. One of them kissed the picture of Muqtada’s face on the cover and asked if he could keep the book. It was not their sentiment that surprised me, but rather their comfort expressing it publicly.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
It could have been a robbery - Sami had a large sum of money with him for his travels. Or it could have been militiamen loyal to anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr - Sami used to work in the information office in the Higher Education Ministry and was a member of Saddam's ousted Baath Party. Also, the hotel where the brothers were kidnapped lay in the Shiite neighborhood of Kazimiyah, which was...
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Asia Times (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
... of the death of renowned Shi'ite cleric, Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr, father of powerful cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The National Security Political Committee, an advisory body of senior politicians, including Maliki, had also been due to meet on Sunday after parliament abandoned attempts to agree on a law to govern the general elections scheduled for January 16. The committee is tasked with coming...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr crowd a street as they attend Friday prayers next to symbolic coffins of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, seen in the poster at center, and his sons in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr and two of his sons was gunned down by suspected Saddam Hussein agents in 1998 in the holy city of Najaf. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The credibility of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and his colleagues has grown in the past two years, both for what he said and for the timing of his statements - in particular his repeated admonitions to firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to lay down his arms. Al-Sadr, who's been studying theology in Iran, ignored the advice until Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki cracked down on his...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
... the timing of his statements - in particular his repeated admonitions to firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to lay down his arms. Al-Sadr, who's been studying theology in Iran, ignored the advice until Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki cracked down on his Mahdi Army militia, but he now appears to be toeing the line of the Marjaiya, Iraq's supreme Shiite religious authorities, who...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr voted in primary elections Friday in an attempt by the radical Shiite Muslim cleric to restore his party's popularity, which was shaken in the last elections early this year.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Baghdad - Followers of Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr went to the polls on Friday for a primary vote to choose candidates for the general election due in January. I consider this primary election as a step towards liberating Iraq politically, ...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr voted in primary elections Friday in an attempt by the radical Shiite Muslim cleric to restore his party's popularity, which was shaken in the last elections early this year.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
... in an "open-list" vote, or for parties, in a "closed-list" vote. Supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have called on the parliament to pass an open-list system, and have threatened to withdraw from January's elections if a closed-list system is chosen. The Sadrist Movement held their primary elections to choose candidates for the general election due in January last Friday. Iraq's...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Tuesday's pact drew objections and harsh words from Sadrist lawmakers, who walked out of during the vote. The Sadrist group has about 30 legislators in the 275-member parliament. Their leader, anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, once staged bloody rebellions against U.S.-led troops, and has strongly objected to any remaining foreign troops, including U.S. forces.
