AMARAH, Iraq, June 23 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pledged Monday to expand military operations targeting Shiite militias to central Diyala province.
BAGHDAD, May 2 (UPI) -- A spokesman for Moqtada Sadr's political party said Friday the government of Iraq failed to respond to a parliamentary initiative for a cease-fire
BAGHDAD, April 30 (UPI) -- Leaders representing rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr are expected to meet with Iraqi leaders to discuss the violence gripping Sadr City in Baghdad, officials said.
BAGHDAD, April 17 (UPI) -- The apparent move to edge out cleric Moqtada Sadr may be a U.S. strategy to shove the Iraqi prime minister aside, an independent assessment speculates.
BAGHDAD, April 9 (UPI) -- The influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said his clerical advisers, including Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, rejected calls to disband the Mahdi Army.
BAGHDAD, April 6 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Sunday that Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr must disband his Mehdi Army.
BAGHDAD, April 4 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki halted raids around Iraq Friday so those who wanted to surrender weapons could do so.
BAGHDAD, April 15 (UPI) -- Six members of Iraq's cabinet plan to resign their posts at the urging of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, The Washington Post reported.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Despite a threat from followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, Iraq's prime minister has decided to attend a meeting with U.S. President George Bush.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki defied the U.S. military Tuesday and ordered military checkpoints encircling Sadr City removed by sundown.
