Tag: Mahdi Army

Iraq: Additional British troops will also be treated as “occupiers”, Moqtada al-Sadr

July 25, 2016 Peter Mulvany

Days after he warned that the additional U.S. in Iraq will become targets, Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr made similar warnings to the UK on Sunday. London is planning on doubling its troops to train Iraqi and Kurdish forces in the Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesIraq, Islamic State, Kurdish forces, Mahdi Army, Moqtada al-Sadr, Peshmerga, Shia, U.S., UK, UN

Iraq: Additional 560 US Forces “Are a Target for Us” – Moqtada al-Sadr

July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 Peter Mulvany

Prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has warned that the 560 additional troops that Washington is preparing to deploy to Iraq would be targeted by his supporters without going into details. “They are a target for us,” he said. Sadr’s armed Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesIraq, Kirkuk, Mahdi Army, Muqtada al-Sadr, Shia militias, US, US Forces, Washington