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What’s Driving the Power Struggle in Iraq?

A power struggle in Iraq between the influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Iran-backed Shiite rivals has escalated with his supporters breaking into parliament and beginning an open-ended sit-in protest. The tussle over who gets to form the next government has deepened a fissure in the Shiite community that has…

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Explainer: What's driving the power struggle in Iraq?

A power struggle in Iraq between the influential Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Sadr and Iran-backed Shi'ite rivals has escalated with his supporters breaking into parliament and beginning an open-ended sit-in protest.

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Hundreds of protesters camp at Iraq parliament for a second day

Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr erect tents and prepare for a sit-in protesting his rivals’ efforts to form a government.

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Sadr’s Followers Set Up for Long Sit-in at Iraq Parliament

With mattresses strewn about, food trucked in and protesters playacting as lawmakers, hundreds of followers of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were camped out Sunday inside the Iraqi parliament after toppling security walls around the building and storming in the previous day. The protesters pledged to hold an open-ended sit-in…

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Iraq’s political chaos: Why did protesters storm the parliament?

Iraq has been unable to form a government since it held parliamentary elections in October last year.

Al Jazeera

Zero Hour for Change in Iraq ... What Is the Purpose of Sadr Protests?

Thousands of supporters of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed Iraq’s parliament and Baghdad’s Green Zone to protest against Mohammed al-Sudani's nomination of prime minister by the pro-Iran Coordination Framework.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Coordination Framework Announces Sudani’s Candidacy for Iraqi Premiership

Hours after Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji declined his nomination as Iraq’s next prime minister by the Shiite Coordination Framework on Sunday, the pro-Iran bloc announced Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, Iraq’s former minister of labor and social affairs, as their candidate for the position. Sudani, aged 52, is currently the…

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Secret recordings deepen political crisis in Iraq

The Iraqi political scene has been ablaze for the past 72 hours due to the emergence of recordings attributed to Nuri al-Maliki, the ex-Iraqi PM, in which he appears to be criticising and insulting Moqtada al-Sadr, one of Iraq's strongest Shiite political figures whose faction won big in the 2021…

France 24

Iraq: Sadr Challenges Rivals, Prepares for New Protests

Leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr has continued to challenge his opponents of the Shiite Coordination Framework and former allies in the Sovereignty Alliance and the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Sadr has condemned President Barham Salih following reports that he did not sign the law criminalizing normalization with Israel. Sadr…

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Iraq Parliament Swears in New Members after Walkout of 73

Iraq’s parliament swore in dozens of new lawmakers on Thursday, replacing 73 legislators loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The 73 had resigned collectively earlier this month amid a prolonged political impasse over the formation of the country's next government. The unprecedented walkout, based on a request from Sadr, threw Iraq…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tension in Iraq as cleric accuses Iran's allies of meddling

Iraq’s Parliament is set to hold a session to vote in replacements for 73 lawmakers who resigned earlier this month

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Tension in Iraq as Cleric Accuses Iran's Allies of Meddling

Iraq’s Parliament is set to hold a session Thursday to vote in replacements for 73 lawmakers who resigned earlier this month. The collective walkout by followers of Iraq’s most influential Shiite politician threw Iraq into further uncertainty, deepening a months-long political crisis over government formation. It was not clear whether…

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Iraqi Leaders Vow to Move Ahead after Sadr MPs Quit Parliament

Iraqi leaders vowed Monday to move forward with efforts to form a government following the shocking resignation of 73 lawmakers from parliament during a prolonged political impasse. But the unprecedented mass withdrawal by members of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc dramatically alters the political landscape, throwing government formation talks into…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi leaders vow to move ahead after dozens quit parliament

Iraqi leaders say they will move forward with efforts to form a government following the shocking resignation of 73 lawmakers from parliament during a prolonged political impasse

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No Way Out as Iraq's Dangerous Post-election Impasse Deepens

Eight months after national elections, Iraq still doesn’t have a government and there seems to be no clear way out of the dangerous deadlock. Political elites are embroiled in cutthroat competition for power, even as the country faces growing challenges, including an impending food crisis resulting from severe drought and…

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Iraq’s Sadrist Movement, Coordination Framework Bet on Independent MPs for Forming Gov’t

Sadrist Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr concluded the forty-day deadline he granted his opponents (the Coordination Framework) to form the government, with a surprising tweet. A day after the Coordination Framework announced an initiative to solve the political impasse in the country, seven months after holding “early” elections, throwing the ball…

The Independent UK

Iraqi cleric steps back, asks rivals to try form government

A powerful Iraqi cleric says he will step back for the next 40 days and give his Iran-backed rivals the chance to form the next government

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi MPs Try for Third Time to Elect New President

Iraqi lawmakers were Wednesday set to try for a third time to elect a new national president after two previous attempts failed because of boycotts. Half a year after October 2021 legislative elections, Iraq still does not have a new president or prime minister, keeping the war-scarred country in a…

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Iraqi lawmakers fail to elect president for a second time

Iraqi lawmakers have failed to elect a head of state for a second time further deepening a political crisis

France 24

Iraq’s lawmakers delay presidential vote as political standstill continues

Iraq's parliament on Saturday postponed once again a session to elect the country's new president over a lack of quorum.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Parliament Fails to Elect New State President over Lack of Quorum

Iraq's parliament failed again on Saturday to vote for a president after Iran-backed groups boycotted the session, in a setback to an alliance led by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr which won the election and threatened to remove them from politics. Sadr had hoped parliament would elect Rebar Ahmed, a veteran Kurdish…

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Rival Iraqi Camps Vie for Independent MPs to Secure Quorum for Presidential Election

Sharp divisions are persisting in Iraq between the rival Shiite camp of the Sadrist movement, of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, and the pro-Iran Coordination Framework, ahead of Saturday's presidential elections. The two camps have been appealing to independent and opposition MPs to join their side to secure the needed quorum at…

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Iraq's Sadr Confronted with Iran's Opposition to 'Tripartite Alliance'

Head of the Sadrist movement, cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is carefully wading through the Iraqi political ring against his rivals in the pro-Iran Coordination Framework. Iraq has witnessed a turbulent past two weeks with former minister Hoshyar Zebari being barred from running for president and the Supreme Court's surprise ruling on…

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Iran Warns Sadr of Divisions Leading to ISIS Resurgence

While Iraq’s Coordination Framework, a coalition of Shiite parties, holds meetings to announce a new political initiative, Iran’s Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani warned head of the Sadrist Movement Moqtada Al Sadr against the resurgence of ISIS amid Iraqi divisions. Qaani had met with Sadr on Tuesday in the central…

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Iran's Khamenei Bars Sadr's Rivals in Iraq from Joining his Coalition

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has joined efforts to address the crisis between Iraq's Sadrist movement leader, cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, and the pro-Tehran Coordination Framework as they grapple to form a new government. Informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that Khamenei has forced the Coordination Framework to remain united, barring its…

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