REVEALED: 21 - The Real Truth

Moqtada al-Sadr supporters heed call to end violence which left at least 30 dead

‘This is not a revolution,’ says the cleric

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

Reaction to deadly clashes in Iraq after al-Sadr quits politics

Iran closes its border with Iraq and Turkey issues a travel advisory as concern grows over deadly violence in Baghdad.

Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2022

Iraq sets nationwide curfew after protesters storm government palace

There have been clashes involving riot police outside Baghdad’s Green Zone

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2022

Kadhimi Cuts Short Egypt Visit, Urges Calm after Cleric Sadr Fuels Political Crisis

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi cut short a trip to Egypt after supporters of an influential Shiite cleric in Iraq rallied on Tuesday in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections. Kadhimi warned that disrupting the work of the judicial institution exposes the country to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 23, 2022

Iraq Shiite Cleric's Supporters Demand Assembly Be Dissolved

Dozens of supporters of an influential Shiite cleric in Iraq rallied on Tuesday in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections. The demonstration outside the Supreme Judicial Council and parliament buildings in the Iraqi capital underscored how intractable Iraq's latest political crisis has become, The…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 23, 2022

Iraq Shiite cleric's supporters demand assembly be dissolved

Dozens of supporters of Iraq's influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are rallying in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone amid a monthslong political crisis

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

As Iraqi Protesters Rally, Political Deadlock Leaves Families without Cash

Sabreen Khalil lost her husband to COVID last year, leaving her to raise seven children alone, but Iraqi government funding to help her and hundreds of thousands of families in poverty is blocked by political stalemate. With politicians deadlocked over forming a new government since an election in October, rival…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 19, 2022

Al-Hakim in Riyadh...Sadr Calls for Public Dialogue

Well-informed Iraqi sources expressed their optimism about the visit made by the leader of the Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, to Saudi Arabia and considered it a positive sign for Baghdad. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, the sources said that Al-Hakim’s trip to the Kingdom was of great importance at the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 19, 2022

Smuggled Picasso Painting Found after Arrest of Drug Traffickers in Iraq

Iraqi authorities claim to have discovered a Picasso work “worth millions of dollars” during a drug raid conducted Saturday in Diyala, a central province east of Baghdad. The painting was in the possession of three suspects who were arrested for their alleged involvement in the trade and transport of narcotics,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 17, 2022

Mystery of long-lost palace of Genghis Khan's grandson amid hopes it's been found

Ruler Hulagu Khan continued the reign of terror and Mongol Empire expansion that was started by his grandfather - most notoriously with the sacking of Baghdad in 1258

Daily Mirror · Aug 14, 2022