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.
LONDON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Iranian special forces played no role in training Shiite militias in southern Iraq, a former Iranian military officer said in regard to U.S. claims.
TEHRAN, June 8 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Sunday while visiting Tehran he will not allow his country to be used as a platform to attack Iran.
BAGHDAD, May 13 (UPI) -- Tehran's brokering of a cease-fire between Iraqi religious leader Moqtada Sadr and the Iraqi government has increased Iran's political influence in Baghdad.
BAGHDAD, May 9 (UPI) -- The decision by the Iraqi government to launch an investigation into Iranian weapons in the country raises questions about political motives.
BAGHDAD, May 5 (UPI) -- High-ranking Iraqi officials returned from Iran with "positive" declarations of support while U.S. officials maintain Tehran is stoking the violence.
BAGHDAD, April 25 (UPI) -- Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said Friday there is no war with Iraqis, adding his fight is against U.S.-led forces only.
WASHINGTON, April 12 (UPI) -- Tribal leaders in southern Iraq are making advances against Iranian-supported militias in Basra, U.S. Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker say.
BAGHDAD, April 8 (UPI) -- The Iraqi national security effort against Shiite militias may bring about a political and military showdown with the national government, analysts say.
TEHRAN, April 7 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the Iranian foreign minister said Monday Tehran received a request from the United States to discuss restoring peace in Iraq.
BAGHDAD, March 31 (UPI) -- Thousands of Iraqi police officers who allegedly refused to fight against Shiite militias have been relieved of duty, Iraqi's interior minister said Monday.
NAJAF, Iraq, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Shiite clerics in Iraq find their power waning following their role in establishing a government led by Shiite parties after the U.S. invasion in 2003.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Political considerations hinder U.S. military efforts to go after Shiite squads executing Sunni Arabs in and around Baghdad, U.S. officials said.
BASRA, Iraq, May 28 (UPI) -- Senior British and Iraqi officials say southern Iraq is dominated by Shiite Muslim warlords and militiamen, a published report says.
BAGHDAD, April 8 (UPI) -- U.S. officials say Iraq's security is being tested mainly by Shiite militias using deadly attacks at higher rates than other militias.
