Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr spend night in parliament in protest against efforts by his rivals to form a government. Source: Iraq protesters occupying parliament say no plans to leave Category: News
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By Alissa J. Rubin Unable to form a government 10 months after elections, Iraq has been roiled by the street protests of the nationalist cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who withdrew from the government but again seeks to influence it. Source: Followers of Iraqi Cleric Occupy Parliament Again, Demanding Reforms Category: Politics and Government, Demonstrations, Protests and […]
Wednesday’s storming of parliament in Iraq came after al-Sadr’s Tehran-backed political rival, former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, nominated a pro-Iran politician to be Iraq’s new leader. Source: What’s behind the storming of Iraq’s parliament?