Read more Muqtada al-Sadr stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24444/muqtada-al-sadr.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:26:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69029/iraq-militias-kill-gays-with-impunity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq's militias have switched from slaughtering rivals to killing men they suspect of being homosexuals, and the Iraqi government is turning a blind eye, Rasha Moumneh writes in Foreign Policy . Gay men have been kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in rising numbers since the start of this year, but not a...http://www.newser.com/story/69029/iraq-militias-kill-gays-with-impunity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 7:12:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67610/iraqi-shiites-ditch-maliki-in-new-coalition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq’s major Shiite parties have formed a new coalition without Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki or his Dawa Party, they announced today. That means that unless Maliki finds new allies, he will likely lose his job following the January elections. If the new coalition wins a majority, he’ll be replaced by...http://www.newser.com/story/67610/iraqi-shiites-ditch-maliki-in-new-coalition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 9:41:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66653/why-iraq-bombs-arent-sparking-civil-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq was rocked by two deadly, possibly destabilizing bombings this weekend, but the proof is in the reprisals, Larry Kaplow writes in Newsweek —and there were none. “Iraq today is a different place than it was when ethnic conflict threatened to engulf the country in 2006,” Kaplow continues. “The powder...http://www.newser.com/story/66653/why-iraq-bombs-arent-sparking-civil-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 14:04:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63491/iraq-protesters-burn-us-flag-during-biden-visit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVice President Joe Biden’s visit to promote reconciliation among Iraqis was met today with protests by supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Reuters reports. Demonstrators burned American flags and shouted anti-US slogans. Biden plans to meet with PM Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani to assess plans to heal the fractious...http://www.newser.com/story/63491/iraq-protesters-burn-us-flag-during-biden-visit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 14:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62731/52-dead-in-baghdad-blast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn explosion ripped through a market in Baghdad’s Sadr City today killing 52 and injuring 104, Reuters reports. Though Iraq has seen markedly less violence in the past year, today’s bombing is part of a wave of attacks ahead of the US military’s scheduled withdrawal from Iraqi cities next week....http://www.newser.com/story/62731/52-dead-in-baghdad-blast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 13:38:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53854/maliki-charts-post-sectarian-politics-in-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Shiite party of PM Nouri al-Maliki has allied itself with Sunni political figures and even Moqtada al-Sadr, a major departure from earlier politics that followed ethnic and sectarian lines. writes Anthony Shadid in the Washington Post . All support a strong central government and advocate a united Iraq over a...http://www.newser.com/story/53854/maliki-charts-post-sectarian-politics-in-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 7:04:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50005/malikis-allies-win-big-in-provincial-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAllies of Iraq's prime minister finished first in races for ruling councils in Baghdad and eight other provinces, official results from last weekend's election show. Nouri al-Maliki's party won 38% of the vote in Baghdad, the election commission said. His party was followed by allies of anti-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr...http://www.newser.com/story/50005/malikis-allies-win-big-in-provincial-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Feb 2009 9:51:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47323/al-sadr-urges-revenge-attacks-against-us-for-gaza.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has urged radical Shi’ite militants to strike American targets in Iraq as retaliation for US support of Israeli’s attack on Gaza, the Times of London reports. Al-Sadr also called on nations with Israeli consulates to close those missions in solidarity with Palestine. A US official...http://www.newser.com/story/47323/al-sadr-urges-revenge-attacks-against-us-for-gaza.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Jan 2009 2:59:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43805/iraq-oks-us-troops-for-3-more-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq's parliament today passed a security pact with the US that lets American troops stay in the country for 3 more years. The ruling coalition's Shiite and Kurdish blocs as well as the largest Sunni Arab bloc backed the "yes" vote, the AP reports. The parliament speaker said an "overwhelming...http://www.newser.com/story/43805/iraq-oks-us-troops-for-3-more-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Nov 2008 8:14:49 CST