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The timing of the fire undermines the results of Iraq’s election whose validity was already in doubt. Reuters

Fire at ballot box warehouse leads to more rumors of voter fraud in Iraq

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June 11, 2018

BAGHDAD: A mysterious fire at a ballot-box storage warehouse in Baghdad was another attempt to rig Iraq’s May 12 parliamentary ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi is fighting for his political career even as he rides a wave of popular support thanks to his victories on the battlefield. (FIle/Reuters)

Al-Sadr and Abadi wait for election recount results to determine new government in Iraq

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June 9, 2018

By Middle East Affairs Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr is facing difficulties forming his new government after Iraqi prime ministers called for ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi enjoys clear US support in forming the next government. (AFP)

Iraq’s coalition of Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish parties aim to end Iran’s influence

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June 1, 2018

(Arab News) BAGHDAD: Iraqi political forces are close to agreeing on a parliamentary coalition of Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish parties ...

Iraqis work on a poster of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr at a printing shop in Sadr City, east of the Baghdad on May 23, 2018.(AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

Iraq’s Al-Sadr’s fears for his life as rivals seek to prevent him from forming a government

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May 28, 2018

Many are still haunted by the brutality and extortion meted out by the cleric’s Mehdi Army In 2008, after the ...

Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr meets with ambassadors of Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Kuwait, in Najaf, Iraq on May 18, 2018. (REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani)

Iraq’s Al-Sadr will need to soften his anti-Iran rhetoric if he wants any power

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May 20, 2018

By Middle East Affairs After winning Iraq's parliamentary election, Muqtada Al-Sadr, the Shiite cleric who was once known for his violent tactics ...

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Tag: al-sadr

Fire at ballot box warehouse leads to more rumors of voter fraud in Iraq

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Iraq’s Al-Sadr will need to soften his anti-Iran rhetoric if he wants any power

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