Muqtada Al-Sadr

Iraqi Shiite cleric urges fighters to disarm after Daesh defeat

BAGHDAD - Muslimchronicle

An influential Iraqi Shiite cleric is urging his fighters to hand state-issued weapons back to the government following the declaration of victory against Daesh. Muqtada Al-Sadr also called on his forces to hand some of the territory they control to other branches of Iraq’s security forces, but said his men would remain as protectors of a holy Shiite shrine inRead more

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr arrives in UAE on official visit

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has reportedly arrived in the United Arab Emirates on an official visit. During his visit, al-Sadr is expected to meet with UAE officials to discuss regional developments as well as the latest efforts in the fight against ISIS on the ground. Al-Sadr’s visit to the UAE follows his earlier visit to Saudi Arabia, a first forRead more

Al Abyad: Sadr aims to form coalition

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

Political expert Ahmed Al Abyad revealed that the visit conducted by Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada Al Sadr comes to gain political support for achieving his objective to form a new coalition in the Shiite trend in Iraq. He added that Sadr extremely criticized the Iranian role in Iraq, saying that he refuses the Iranian role inside his country. He added,Read more

Riyadh serves as regional 'father figure'

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of The Sadrist Movement in Iraq, stated that visions were aligned during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah last month. Al-Sadr said that Riyadh serves as a “father figure” in its efforts to bring peace to the region. In an interview with the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on August 11, 2017,Read more

Muqtada al-Sadr visits Saudi Arabia for the first time in 11 years

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Influential Iraqi cleri Muqtada al-Sadr has arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday in what is hist first visit in nearly 11 years. On his arrival, Sadr was greeted by the Saudi Minister of State for Gulf Affairs, Thamer Al-Subhan. “We have been very pleased with what we found to be a positive breakthrough in the Saudi-Iraqi relations, and we hopeRead more

Al-Sadr pledges to form 'special militia' to liberate Jerusalem

Jerusalem - Arab Today

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr warned that he would form a special militia to liberate Jerusalem in case the US administration moved its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the holy city, asserting that it would be a declaration of war on Islam. "Transferring the US embassy to Jerusalem would be a public and more explicit than ever declaration ofRead more

Iranian official media denies Iraq’s Sadr on surprise visit to Iran

Tehran - MENA

Iran’s official news agency denied media reports that prominent Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran on a surprise visit. “Muqtada al-Sadr has not traveled to Iran, nor does he have any plans for such a trip,” IRNA cited an informed source as saying as reported by Press TV. Arabic media reports earlier said that Sadr had traveled to NajafRead more