MUSAYYIB, Iraq, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Twelve people were killed and 19 wounded Friday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in the courtyard of a Shiite mosque in Iraq, officials said.
BASRA, Iraq, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Iraqi citizens in the southern port city of Basra have expressed fears of mounting violence following a call to arms by radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Shiite elites in Iraq expressed concerns and condemnations over the Status of Forces Agreement with Washington, Iranian media reports said Friday.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Supporters of radical Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr staged a mass demonstration in Baghdad Saturday demanding the removal of U.S. troops, officials say.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Followers of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr called on his supporters to take to the streets in protest of the U.S. security arrangement with Baghdad.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A member of Iraq's parliament has died of wounds he sustained in a roadside bombing Thursday in Baghdad, officials said.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- An Iraqi lawmaker with the Sadrist Movement Thursday said attacks on Sadr loyalists by American forces were due to the group's anti-occupation stance.
NAJAF, Iraq, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A top Shiite cleric in Iraq issued a statement condemning sectarianism and terrorism as violations of the teachings of Mohammed.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The non-profit International Medical Corps joined forces with logistics firm Agility to distribute massive shipments of medical supplies in central Baghdad.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Firebrand Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr announced Tuesday he will not run for political office under his own party, opting instead for an independent slate.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A statement attributed to Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr during Friday prayers called on Kurdish leaders in the north of Diyala province to wave the Iraqi flag.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Top Shiite lawmakers convened in Baghdad Thursday with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to discuss political developments as security in the city improves.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr issued a decree stating only an elite force may carry arms while the rest of his supporters will advocate social awareness in Iraq.
KUFA, Iraq, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr issued a statement during Friday prayers calling on Iraqis to sign a blood oath of resistance against the U.S. occupation.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Militant Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr says he'll disband his Mehdi Army militia if the United States agrees to a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq.
