After throwing efforts to form a new government into turmoil, Muqtada al-Sadr thrust Iraqi politics even deeper into crisis with his latest move.
Tag: Iraq
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David A. Kay, Who Searched for Nuclear Weapons in Iraq, Dies at 82
He scoured the country for weapons of mass destruction after the U.S. invasion in 2003, but came up with scant evidence.
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Iraq Power Struggle Intensifies as Protesters Block Parliament
Followers of the Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr set up a tent city to blockade Parliament, paralyzing any progress toward forming a new government.
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Biden Signs Bill to Help Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
President Biden, who has long advocated the expanded benefits, has speculated that his son Beau developed brain cancer because of exposure to burn pits when he served in Iraq.
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Followers of Iraqi Cleric Occupy Parliament Again, Demanding Reforms
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.