Controversial Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr rebukes the Iraqi government for detaining tens of Iraqi officers on charges of failing to protect the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad from being torched.
The clashes in Baghdad between supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr and pro-Iranian militias show that an intra-Shia power struggle is in full swing. An analysis from Cairo by Karim El-Gawhary
Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr announces retirement from politics middleeasteye.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from middleeasteye.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Influential Shia cleric, Muqtada Al-Sadr has postponed a planned mass protest in Iraq on Saturday until further notice, Anadolu News Agency reports. I announce that the Saturday protest has been p.