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Powerful Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called on his supporters to hold a general military parade across the country next Saturday to enhance unity among Iraqis. “Our beloved country is surrounded by peril and enemies have invaded it. To boost unity and readiness, I call on all of you to ...

Translation of Sayd Muqtada Al-Sadr’s latest statement following the events of Mosul In the name of Allah After all these policies that have come from here and there, and after the (Sunnis) of Iraq have fallen between the jaws of terrorism and extremism from one side, and irresponsible militias from ...

Influential Iraqi Shia cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, has called for the formation of a special force to defend religious sites in Iraq. Sadr, who once ran the powerful Mahdi Army, said in a statement on Wednesday that he was ready to help create “peace units to defend the holy sites of ...