BAGHDAD — An influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government palace...
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Iraq protests turn deadly after prominent cleric quits politics
BAGHDAD — Followers of a prominent Shiite cleric stormed Iraq’s presidential palace Monday, in an outburst of anger following the cleric’s vow to quit politics that...
Iraqi Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Quits Politics, Setting Off Protests
By David S. Cloud and Ghassan Adnan Updated Aug. 29, 2022 12:37 pm ET BAGHDAD—Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr declared Monday that he was quitting politics,...
Iraqi cleric Sadr announces full withdrawal from political life
Iraq’s powerful Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Monday that he was quitting politics and closing his institutions in response to an intractable political deadlock....