While Muqtada al-Sadr may be this week’s biggest loser in Iraq, the country’s battle for influence is still in full swing September 01 2022 Photo Credit: The Cradle By The Cradle’s Iraq Correspondent On Monday at noon, Kazem al-Haeri, a prominent Shia authority (marjaa) in Iraq – particularly among supporters of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr – announced […]
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The rise and fall of Muqtada al-Sadr…again
September 2nd, 2022 Awake Goy
While Muqtada al-Sadr may be this week’s biggest loser in Iraq, the country’s battle for influence is still in full swing September 01 2022 Photo Credit: The Cradle By The Cradle’s Iraq Correspondent On Monday at noon, Kazem al-Haeri, a prominent Shia authority (marjaa) in Iraq – particularly among supporters of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr – announced […]
Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr’s Calculations and Miscalculations
July 14th, 2022 Awake Goy
Last month, Shiite populist leader Muqtada al-Sadr called for his supporters to resign from the Iraqi parliament. Out of 73 deputies, 64 members bound by party discipline resigned immediately and were quickly replaced by others from other parties. The unprecedented for Iraq, but quick move could turn the entire electoral map over in favor of Sadr’s […]