Sadr locked into 'zero-sum' game for Iraq dominance, analysts saySadr locked into 'zero-sum' game for Iraq dominance, analysts say

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr may have declared his "definitive retirement" from politics this week, but the violence that erupted after his announcement points to murkier intentions, analysts believe.

"Sadr is looking to become the most powerful Shiite political player in Iraq," Renad Mansour of British think tank Chatham House

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US President expresses support for Al-Kadhimi's efforts during the recent eventsUS President expresses support for Al-Kadhimi's efforts during the recent events

Shafaq News/ Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi received a phone call from US president Joe Biden.

During the call, they discussed developments in Iraq after the latest incidents when supporters of the Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr stormed the Green Zone.

Biden expressed Washington's support for "an independent and sovereign Iraq, according to the

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Baghdad: one PMF member killed, four injured in explosionBaghdad: one PMF member killed, four injured in explosion

Shafaq News / One member of al-Hashd al-Shaabi was killed and four others were wounded in the explosion that targeted the PMF north of Baghdad today.

The source told Shafaq News agency that a PMF force was inspecting Tarmiyah area when two explosive devices blew up.

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Sadrist paramilitary commander succumbed to Green Zone woundsSadrist paramilitary commander succumbed to Green Zone wounds

Shafaq News/ A prominent leading figure in the pro-Sadrist Saraya al-Salam (The Peace Companies) has succumbed to wounds he sustained during the Green Zone clashes on October 29, a source revealed on Wednesday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that Kadhem al-Sabti, code-named Abu Geith al-Muselmawi, passed away in a hospital in Baghdad earlier

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Saraya al-Salam's General Commander says NO toSaraya al-Salam's General Commander says NO to

Shafaq News/ The General commander in Saraya al-Salam (The Peace Companies), a paramilitary group loyal to influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, reiterated the movement's rejection for forming a "consensus" government in Iraq.

"There would not be a consensus government according to an external taste," Hahseen "Abu Mustafa" al-Hamidawi tweeted

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Ayatollah al-Sistani is not ill, prominent cleric assures

Category: Iraq News

Date: 2022-08-31T15:16:53+0000

Shafaq News/ Prominent Shiite clergyman Rachid al-Husayni on Wednesday refuted media reports claiming that the health status of Iraq's top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has declined recently. Al-Husayni said in

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