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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Shiite cleric

Shiite cleric stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former Iranian president and most powerful supporter of Mir Hossein Mousavi, addressed thousands of young reformists in green today in a highly anticipated sermon that may trigger further protests. The visibly upset cleric demanded that all political prisoners be freed and lamented that "we had... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • cleric • Hashemi Rafsanjani • Shiite cleric • sermon • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

Sadr Cultivates Respect, Image to Reflect Power

Militia chief moves toward mainstream, hones clerical chops

May 27, 08 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Muqtada al-Sadr aims to shed his reputation as a dim-witted thug and become a respected Iraqi cleric like his father, the Washington Post reports, and has even spent the past year studying in Iran. Sadr, then nicknamed "Muqtada Atari" for his love of video games, was 25 when the... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Mahdi Army • cleric • Sadrists • Shiite cleric • Muqtada al-Sadr

Iran Played Key Role in al-Sadr Ceasefire

Iraqi lawmakers met cleric in Iran before deal was struck

Mar 31, 08 6:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran played a key role in convincing Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to call a ceasefire in Basra yesterday, CNN reports. Iraqi lawmakers from five Shiite parties traveled to Iran on Friday to meet with al-Sadr, and returned yesterday, right before al-Sadr's injunction to halt violence in Basra, an Iraqi official... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Shiite • Basra • Iraqi government • Shiite cleric • Iraqi militias • Muqtada al-Sadr • Shiite militants

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 Easter Bombings in
 Iraq Kill at Least 57 

Al-Qaeda bomber kills 13 in Mosul, while rockets hit Green Zone

Mar 23, 08 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite a yearlong decline in violence in Iraq, a series of attacks on Easter Sunday killed at least 57, reports the AP. In the most severe, a suicide car bomber killed at least 13 Iraqi soldiers and wounded 42 people at a military base in Mosul, an al-Qaeda holdout. A... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Baghdad • Green Zone • US embassy in Baghdad • Mosul • Shiite militia • Shiite cleric • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Sadr Extends Ceasefire 6 Months

Rumors confirmed as cleric calls on Mahdi Army to freeze activities

Feb 22, 08 7:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Muqtada al-Sadr has extended the ceasefire of his Mahdi Army by six months, writes the Wall Street Journal, confirming yesterday's rumors from US officials. At midday prayers across Iraq imams read out the announcement of the Shiite cleric, who had been under pressure from some of his followers to allow... More »

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Iraq • Mahdi Army • ceasefire • Sadrists • Shiite cleric • Muqtada al-Sadr

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