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Moqtada al-Sadr, dominant Iraqi political leader, retires from politics


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Al-Sadr is very unstable. He gets the people feeling he was going to change things and clean up the corruption. Then he drops them like a hot potato. Just like with his deputies convenience them to resign and leaves them hanging. He really is not a leader good riddens he really is afraid of his own life instead of the people & fighting the corruption. JMO

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Just saw this pop up on my cel DV, Not sure how reliable BBC is? 

Buildings stormed after Moqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi political leader, retires

By Raffi Berg
BBC News

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Watch: Moqtada al-Sadr supporters storm Iraq's presidential palace after he retires

One of Iraq's most powerful figures, who has been at the centre of a long crisis over forming a government, says he is retiring from political life.

Moqtada al-Sadr, a firebrand Shia cleric with millions of followers, announced his decision on Twitter.

Several people were reported killed in clashes after his supporters stormed the presidential palace.

Hundreds have been camped outside parliament for weeks after previously storming it in protest at the deadlock.

Mr Sadr's announcement comes two days after he called for all parties and figures involved in political life following the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq to quit.

His political alliance won the most seats in last October's general election, but his MPs later resigned amid deadlock with a rival Shia bloc over the appointment of a new prime minister.

 
Supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr with his portrait inside parliament (27/07/22)IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERS
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Moqtada al-Sadr's supporters recently twice stormed parliament

Mr Sadr said in a statement: "I had decided not to interfere in political affairs, but I now announce my final retirement and the closure of all [Sadrist] institutions." Some religious sites linked to his movement will remain open.

Iraq's state news agency INA later reported that Mr Sadr also announced a hunger strike until the violence and use of weapons stopped.

Mr Sadr, 48, has been a dominant figure in Iraqi public and political life for the past two decades. His Mehdi Army emerged as one of the most powerful militias which fought US and allied Iraqi government forces in the aftermath of the invasion which toppled former ruler Saddam Hussein.

He later rebranded it as the Peace Brigades, and it remains one of the biggest militias which now form part of the Iraqi armed forces.

Although the Mehdi Army had links to Iran, Mr Sadr had latterly distanced himself from Iraq's Shia neighbour and repositioned himself as a nationalist wanting to end US and Iranian influence over Iraq's internal affairs.

The rival Shia political bloc, the Coordination Framework, with which Mr Sadr's bloc has been at loggerheads, mainly includes Iran-backed parties.

 

Mr Sadr, one of Iraq's most recognisable figures with his black turban, dark eyes and heavy set build, had championed ordinary Iraqis hit by high unemployment, continual power cuts and corruption.

He is one of a few figures who could quickly mobilise hundreds of thousands of supporters onto the streets, and draw them down again. Hundreds have been camped outside parliament since storming it twice in July and August in protest at the deadlock.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62713026

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35 minutes ago, Carrello said:

Wiljor, the information was published in the NYT this morning too from a reporter in Baghdad.

Ok thanks Carrello, I’m at the office and can’t rely to much on “phone news” 🤣🤣 I scrolled through quickly on the DV site and didn’t see any posts on the subject so I fired it out fast. 

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I think that’s a pretty smart move distancing himself from the political circus. 
Now he can focus his full time on organizing and planning his next move with his militia. 
I’m curious as to whom will take over his party because I’m pretty sure he’s not going to let Maliki back in power. 
Al-Sadr will work behind the curtains going forward it appears….

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4 hours ago, DoD said:

I think that’s a pretty smart move distancing himself from the political circus. 
Now he can focus his full time on organizing and planning his next move with his militia. 
I’m curious as to whom will take over his party because I’m pretty sure he’s not going to let Maliki back in power. 
Al-Sadr will work behind the curtains going forward it appears….

Civil War, huh. These two toe to toe and their respective " armies "

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Against the background of the war of words between Al-Haeri and Al-Sadr... What is the nature of the conflict between the Shiite authorities in Iraq and Iran?

With regard to imitating the references, the door of ijtihad is open to the Shiites, so no reference can monopolize the reference for itself, nor allow others to appear and announce their reference.

A combo that brings together Shiite cleric Kazem Al-Haeri and Muqtada Al-Sadr
Al-Sadr (right) said that his leadership was inherited from his father, and Al-Hairi has no credit for that (agencies)
29/8/2022|Last update: 30/8/202211:44 AM (Mecca)
 

The dispute between the Shiite religious authority, Kazem Al-Hairi, and the leader of the Sadrist movement in Iraq, Muqtada Al-Sadr, has sparked controversy over the conflict between Shiite authorities in Iraq, and the nature of the differences between them.

In his statement in which he announced the retirement of the reference work due to illness and advanced age, and the recommendation to follow the reference of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Al-Haeri - residing in the Iranian city of Qom - criticized Al-Sadr and implicitly accused him of "striving to separate the Iraqi people and the Shiite sect in the name of the two Shiite references, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and Muhammad." Sadiq al-Sadr, and addressing the leadership in their name while he lacks ijtihad or the rest of the conditions required for legitimate leadership, he is - in fact - not a Sadrist, no matter what he claims or is affiliated with.

 

Al-Sadr did not hesitate to respond to Al-Haeri, and said in a tweet to him on Twitter: "Many, including Mr. Al-Haeri, think that this leadership came thanks to them or by order, no, that is thanks to my Lord first and from the grace of my father, Muhammad Sadiq Al-Sadr, who did not abandon Iraq and its people." .

Al-Sadr said that Al-Haeri's retirement "was not of his own free will," adding: "I have never claimed infallibility or diligence, not even leadership. Rather, I enjoin good and forbid evil ... I only wanted to bring them closer to their people and to feel their suffering," referring to the forces Shiite political affiliation in what is known as the "coordinating framework".

According to analysts, al-Sadr sees Haeri's retirement as an Iranian attempt to end the reference of the al-Sadr family.

There is still uncertainty about the concept of the "religious reference" that leads the Shiite sect, which according to semi-official statistics constitutes an estimated 150-200 million people around the world, an estimated 10-13% of the total number of Muslims in the world.

And the religious reference means - in the Shiite concept - the followers of Shiite Muslims, the reference that has reached the rank of jurisprudence and scholarly in deriving the provisions of Sharia, as it has become qualified to issue fatwas on jurisprudential rulings, and is expressed by the religious reference or “Great Ayatollah”.

To shed light on the most prominent religious references in Iraq and the extent of the difference between them on the one hand, and on the references outside Iraq on the other hand, Al Jazeera Net prepared this report:

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Most of the references in Najaf are not Iraqis (The Upper Shrine Foundation in Najaf)

Najaf references

Most of the references in Najaf are not Iraqis; The supreme reference for the Twelver Shiites in Iraq and the scholar Ali al-Sistani is of Iranian origin, followed by the reference Sheikh Muhammad Ishaq al-Fayyad (of Afghan origin), the reference Sheikh Bashir al-Najafi (of Pakistani origin), and then the reference Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim, who died in September 2021 (Arabic).

There are other, less influential references, such as Mahmoud Al-Sarkhi (whose reference is not recognized by all references), Sheikh Qassem Al-Tai, Al-Sheikh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi, and Sheikh Uday Al-Asam. ; The great references were not able to absorb these personalities to follow the same seminary methodology of the Najaf seminary.

There are marja’iyas in Iraq with offices, but they belong to the Qom seminary, such as Muhammad Taqi al-Madrasi and Sadiq al-Husayni al-Shirazi, while the Shiite authority Kazem al-Hairi resides in Qom (he is one of the most prominent students of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr).

The difference between these references is that part of them believes in Wilayat al-Faqih, and the other believes in wilayat al-hasabi; Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi and Sheikh Qassem al-Tai believe in wilayat al-faqih, and Mahmoud al-Sarkhi also believes in wilayat al-faqih as an idea, but he does not follow the Supreme Leader in Iran, Ali Khamenei, but rather follows the Renewal Scientific School, i.e. the school of al-Sadr (Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, who was executed in 1980, and Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr, who He was assassinated in 1999), and he has positions rejecting all of al-Sistani’s positions, while the rest believe in wilayat al-hasabi.

Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr (father of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr) believed in Wilayat al-Faqih, but in a special way, meaning the mandate that is not acquired from the science of jurisprudence and principles, but from the esoteric paths; Therefore, during his reference and existence, he opposed the regime of the late Iraqi President Saddam Hasban and became influential in society through Friday prayers, which he considers obligatory, while Al-Sistani’s reference believes in the statutory mandate and adopted the principle of “piety” until the US invasion of the country and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

He also distinguishes between them that there is a section of them that believes in the school of reference Muhammad Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, and the other group believes in the origins of Sheikh Muhammad Reda al-Mudhaffar; The origins of Muhammad Reda al-Mudhaffar - from Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr's point of view - have scientific loopholes, so he refined them and produced the original episodes of 3 parts, and this is a fundamental point of difference.

There is another disagreement in the Hawza of Najaf represented in the men of narrators (narrators of hadith), one part depends on the men of Sheikh Al-Hilli (Al-Hassan bin Yusuf bin Ali bin Muhammad bin Mutahar Al-Hilli, known as the scholar Al-Hilli, the jurist and Shiite speaker in the eighth century AH), and the other depends on the men of Sheikh Al-Tusi (Abu Jaafar Muhammad al-Tusi, known as the Sheikh of the sect, from the theologians, hadiths, exegetes, and jurists of the Shiites in the fifth century AH), and everyone who believes in the men of the first does not believe in the men of the other, and this has resulted in a significant jurisprudential dispute among the jurists.

Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei and Ali al-Sistani
Al-Sistani (left) is one of the most prominent students of the late reference Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei (right) (communication sites)

Najaf leadership

There is no distinction between the four major references in Najaf, except that the seminary and popular leadership in Najaf is for Sistani. On the scientific level, there is, for example, the reference of Sheikh Bashir al-Najafi, which is scientifically capable and surpasses his three peers, and the leadership came through the proximity of the reference of Sistani to the reference of Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei ( One of the authorities in Najaf, who led it until his death in 1992), and Al-Sistani is one of his most prominent students, as well as the husband of his daughter. There is a fundamental difference between Al-Khoei and Muhammad Baqir Al-Sadr, in terms of the men of the novel; Each of them does not believe in the men of the other, and they differ in their origins. Al-Sadr has his own origins and is considered a newcomer in this field, while Al-Khoei also has his own opinion on fundamentalist premises, noting that Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr was one of Al-Khoei’s students.

Shi'ite Muslims visit the Imam Ali shrine during the holy month of Ramadan, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Najaf
Historical sources confirm that Najaf is the seat of the Shiite authority, not Qom (Reuters)

Najaf and Qom

The Iraqi and Iranian cities of Najaf and Qom are considered the poles of Shiism in the world, as they contain what is known as the Hawza, i.e. the academy or university from which Shiite clerics of different nationalities graduate. From being a disagreement between the two estates, because they depend on the same foundations in proving the reference of each of them.

As for the test in the fundamentals, jurisprudence, or the testimony of the experts (students of external research who attended all the jurists), here they testify to the validity of a reference over another, or the shia. Where, while in Qom, it is central to the care of the state.

The essential difference between them lies in the fact that the authority of Qom is based mainly on the authority of the jurist, while the one who dominates the authority of Najaf is the one who believes in what is known as the wilayat al-hasabi, which is based on the fact that the authority does not simply have a hand to act on the affairs of the Muslims of its own, but rather to act according to the evidence. Including taking legal rights, disposing of them and issuing fatwas on the affairs of Muslims. As for Wilayat al-Faqih, it believes that it is on behalf of Imam al-Mahdi (the twelfth imam among Twelver Shiite Muslims, and he is Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Mahdi, whose lineage goes back to al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him). They have the right to dispose of all matters of Muslims.

Here, a note in Qom and Najaf indicates that there are those who believe in wilayat al-faqih and wilayat al-fiqih, but whoever controls Qom believes in wilayat al-faqih, and whoever controls Najaf believes in wilayat al-faqih.

The concept of velayat-e faqih differs between Najaf and Qom, for velayat-e faqih is agreed upon to be among the most knowledgeable among those who believe in it, whether in Najaf or Qom, but on what is that based? The Iraqi authority, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (the most prominent references in Najaf until his execution by the Iraqi authorities in 1980) says that the most knowledgeable is the most knowledgeable in the principles of jurisprudence, while in Qom they see that the most knowledgeable is the most knowledgeable in the principles that mean logical rational rules, and jurisprudence is jurisprudential rules learned from some of the imams’ narrations The duodenum.

While the reference Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr (one of the most prominent Shiite references in Najaf until 1999, when he was assassinated) does not believe in the two methods of proving the guardianship of the jurist, he believes that the general guardianship does not depend neither on principles nor on jurisprudence, but rather on a difficult esoteric path, But it is possible for a guardian to be a jurist and a guardian at the same time, and a jurist cannot be a guardian if the inner path is not obtained.

The conflict between the two authorities of Najaf and Qom lies in the dispute over the headquarters and establishment of the seminary. The city of Qom has come to say that the religious seminary was established there and is its headquarters, taking advantage of the weakness that the Najaf seminary was going through until the overthrow of the late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 2003, but historical sources confirm that the seminary originated in Najaf and its religious reference is in this city, and the essence of the conflict is control on the Shiite leadership.

There is a link to the political aspect on the issue of the difference between the reference of Najaf and the reference of Qom. For Iran, the first person from a political point of view is Ali Khamenei, and therefore here the reference is the one who rules, while in Najaf the role of the reference does not go beyond advice and guidance, which is the reason for the second dispute.

With regard to imitation of references, the door of ijtihad is open to the Shiites. No reference is able to monopolize the reference for itself, and others are not allowed to appear and announce their reference. The multiplicity of references in the past decades has become prevalent, especially in the time period that came after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1991, Especially in the absence of a higher jurisprudence council that brings together these references, and there is also a jurisprudential permissibility in this plurality in the sense that there is no problem from the jurisprudential point of view of imitating a reference other than the recognized reference or the leader, and there is a permissibility of imitation merely by reassurance, but psychological sensitivity exists among the popular bases.

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The door of ijtihad is open to the Shiites, so no reference is able to monopolize the reference for itself (Al-Jazeera)

Reference tasks

With regard to the most prominent religious, political, and social tasks of these references, the matter differs between those who claim wilayat al-faqih, and those who advocate wilayat al-faqih. He has the upper hand in everything related to society and the individual, and the popular rules must obey and implement. As for the second school (wilayat al-hasabi), it does not say that at all. Rather, it is permissible for him to interfere in very simple things, and they have no effect, but the authority of al-Sistani that depends on the state Al-Hasibiya interferes in political and social matters with the available amount of advice and guidance only, but it considers itself uneasy in its conduct.

A new concept has also crystallized in the Shiite community regarding the reference, which is the need for the religious reference to lead political imitators in addition to clarifying the legal rulings; In other words, the fatwas of the reference are not limited to moral issues, buying and selling, purity, khums, zakat, marriage, divorce, prayer, fasting and pilgrimage, but also include the attitude towards governments and their agents, issues of war and peace, taxes and other modern state affairs.

Therefore, the division in the Shiite evaluation of their references was clear; Some of them were imitating the reference who interfered in political affairs, and some of them were following the conservative reference if it is correct to speak, and the advocates of politicizing the reference accused Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei of not interfering in politics.

This is part of the process of imitation, and the other aspect of it is that every Shiite must pay every year a fifth of what is added to his wealth during the year to the reference, and the reference in turn spends these sums on the poor and finances his cultural, religious and charitable projects, so the more followers of the reference increase the money Which he obtains through his agents who are spread all over the world.

Source Al Jazeera
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“Joan”: Al-Sadr’s retirement will not end the political differences in Iraq
 

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On Tuesday, two newspapers close to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard commented on the recent events in Iraq, pointing out that Al-Sadr's retirement will not end the differences in Iraq, in addition to the fact that Al-Haeri's resignation from the Marjaiya is a major earthquake coming from Qom to Iraq.  

  

And the newspaper, "Joan", which is close to the Revolutionary Guards, followed by "Nass" (August 30, 2022), considered that "it is wrong to believe that Sadr's retirement from the political scene in Iraq will end the current Iraqi crisis left by al-Sadr and his followers. Rather, these differences and turmoil will extend and prolong." More than it is now."  

The newspaper also stated that "the belief that al-Sadr's move stems from his devotion and loyalty to Iraq is the belief of (the common people), and it is not possible in any way to trust the decisions issued by al-Sadr, as he quickly changes in his positions, retreats from them or turns against them. ".  

As for "Watan Emrouz" newspaper, which is also affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, it dealt with the resignation of the Iraqi authority, Kazem Al-Haeri, and its repercussions on the political scene, describing this step as a "big storm" that hit Najaf, Iraq, coming from the Iranian "Qom." She saw the move as a major "jurisprudential" and political shift in the Iraqi scene.  

The newspaper also considered Al-Sadr’s “claims” about Al-Haeri’s statement and his skepticism that the resignation statement was issued by a sincere desire of Al-Haeri himself, as a kind of attempt to reduce the size of the effects and consequences that Al-Sadr will bear after Al-Haeri invited his followers from the Sadrist movement to imitate the guide Ali Khamenei.  

The newspaper also referred to the control of al-Sadr's supporters over government centers in Iraq yesterday, and said that "al-Sadr's supporters, many of whom do not have a correct understanding of the political situation in Iraq, stormed the presidential palace and a number of government centers," and concluded that al-Sadr's last move was a "tactic." To resist Haeri's step to resign from the reference.  

 

 

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Two clarifications from “Minister of Al-Sadr” regarding “the murderer and the murdered” and “the reference” during the last speech
 

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Salih Muhammad al-Iraqi, known as "Minister of al-Sadr", clarified on Tuesday about the inclusion of the "murderer and the murdered" and the "reference" in the last word of Muqtada al-Sadr.  

  

 

  

Al-Iraqi said in a blog post, which was followed by “Nass” (August 30, 2022), that “when he came to the last conference of his Eminence, especially after the barking returned again after the robot ran away, the first clarification: The Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family) said And peace be upon him) If two Muslims meet (with their swords) without a Sunnah, then the killer and the slain are in Hell. It was said: O Messenger of God, this is the killer, so what about the slain? He said because he wanted to kill.  

  

He added, "The first condition in this is: (with their sword) meaning with resorting to weapons, so His Eminence's words were accurate and clear, and did not include those who did not use weapons."  

  

He continued, "The second clarification: What is meant by His Eminence's saying: (the reference) is Sayyid Al-Hairi... and it was an answer to a question regarding retirement and not the withdrawal of the revolutionaries, for even if they forced (the reference) to write his last statement, especially (point E), the leader is committed to the commandment. His father, whose effect expired with his resignation (ref).  

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 2022-08-31 07:55
 

 

Shafaq News / Today, Wednesday, a former Iraqi official described the "resignation" of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, as a "brilliant political move" that no Iraqi leaders have made for 90 years, while comparing his step to the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

 

And the former deputy Iraqi envoy to the United Nations, Faisal Al-Istrabadi, said in an interview with CNN that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, made a brilliant political move. In 1932, no one has definitely done that in the republic since 1958,” he said.

 

Al-Istrabadi continued by saying, "There is a tradition that the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser started by submitting your resignation and then demonstrators taking to the streets asking you to stay in power. I would not be surprised if something similar did not happen."

 

Istrabadi doubted that “Al-Sadr will retire,” asserting that he “finds it hard to believe that Al-Sadr is really heading away from power after he has been in it for so long. If he really did, I would be the first to say it, but I doubt it, and I will believe him when I see that".

 

The leader of the Sadrist movement had announced his final resignation from political action, on August 29, 2022, while armed confrontations erupted after his angry supporters went to the headquarters of the Governmental Palace, the stronghold of the prime minister, so that al-Sadr returned again, on August 30, 2022, and demanded the withdrawal of his armed and unarmed supporters from the Green Zone. And end their sit-in, which extended for about a month.

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"There is a tradition that the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser started by submitting your resignation and then demonstrators taking to the streets asking you to stay in power. I would not be surprised if something similar did not happen."

 

Istrabadi doubted that “Al-Sadr will retire,” asserting that he “finds it hard to believe that Al-Sadr is really heading away from power after he has been in it for so long. If he really did, I would be the first to say it, but I doubt it, and I will believe him when I see that".

 

Thanks Yota, and interesting point...only time will tell..! I tend to agree with Istrabadi. I think Sadr is looking for the people to plead with him to return. :tiphat:RON 

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Wednesday August 31 2022 15:36
 
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The Sadrist Movement: Iran must "restrain its camel in Iraq, or else it will regret it."

Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, "Minister" of the Sadrist movement's leader Muqtada al-Sadr, vowed to the coordinating framework that the movement would be their first enemy by all available means, "but away from violence and assassinations", if the framework did not declare mourning for the lives of the victims of the events in Iraq during the last period, and demanded that Iran "She restrains her camel in Iraq, or else she will not regret it."

Al-Iraqi denounced, via Twitter, the coordination framework's announcement of his intention to hold a session of the House of Representatives (Parliament) to form a government, "although the blood of peaceful demonstrators has not dried up."

 

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17 hours ago, HowieC said:
Wednesday August 31 2022 15:36
 
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The Sadrist Movement: Iran must "restrain its camel in Iraq, or else it will regret it."

Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, "Minister" of the Sadrist movement's leader Muqtada al-Sadr, vowed to the coordinating framework that the movement would be their first enemy by all available means, "but away from violence and assassinations", if the framework did not declare mourning for the lives of the victims of the events in Iraq during the last period, and demanded that Iran "She restrains her camel in Iraq, or else she will not regret it."

Al-Iraqi denounced, via Twitter, the coordination framework's announcement of his intention to hold a session of the House of Representatives (Parliament) to form a government, "although the blood of peaceful demonstrators has not dried up."

 

 

 

Hold your horses!
Did he say restrain your camel?!
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 2022-08-31 15:01
 

Shafaq News/ A close associate of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, revealed today, Wednesday, an expected return of al-Sadr to the Iraqi arena, a few days after he announced his retirement from political work.

Al-Maqrib told Shafaq News Agency, "Al-Sadr will return to the Iraqi arena during the next stage, as a popular leader, not a political and opposition man, and for this the current will have popular steps to oppose the formation of any consensus government that wants to return to quotas."

And he indicated that "Al-Sadr will not interfere in political affairs, but will work on popular pressure to prevent the formation of any consensual government and in order to continue pressure towards dissolving parliament and going to early elections.

Since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled the former regime, Iraq has been run under a sectarian power-sharing system.

Gradually, Muqtada al-Sadr, whose father, Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr, was one of the most respected Shiite clerics in Iraq, became a major political player, backed by a Shiite popular base that he often mobilizes to press for his demands.

Since the legislative elections last October, differences prevail between al-Sadr and the coordination framework that includes rival Shiite forces backed by Iran, which has hindered the formation of a new government.

Tensions escalated sharply on Monday, when Sadr loyalists stormed the government palace inside the fortified Green Zone after their leader announced his "retirement" from politics.

But Sadr's supporters left the Green Zone on Tuesday afternoon after he personally asked them to withdraw within an hour, reflecting his great influence on his followers that earned him his reputation as a ruler.

At least 30 of al-Sadr's supporters were shot dead and about 600 were wounded during nearly twenty-four hours of clashing with other Shiite factions.

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6 hours ago, yota691 said:

Close to him: Muqtada al-Sadr will return to the Iraqi arena in a new way

"Al-Sadr will return to the Iraqi arena during the next stage, as a popular leader, not a political and opposition man, and for this the current will have popular steps to oppose the formation of any consensus government that wants to return to quotas."

And he indicated that "Al-Sadr will not interfere in political affairs, but will work on popular pressure to prevent the formation of any consensual government and in order to continue pressure towards dissolving parliament and going to early elections.

 

:twothumbs: Thanks Yota...He's pulling a Trump in the Iraqi arena...! 

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