Sadrist Movement

November 16, 2022 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Al-Sudani’s unfulfilled promises a worry for Iraqis

Less than a month after being inaugurated as Iraq’s prime minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani is already reneging on promises he made to secure his governing coalition. The longer these pledges go unmet,...

August 31, 2022 | |

Clashes Erupt in Iraq in Response to Sadr’s Resignation

Supporters of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed Baghdad’s Green Zone on Monday and clashed with security forces, leaving at least 30 dead and 400 wounded. The conflict...

January 12, 2022 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Iraq election drubbing leaves Iran scrambling to save its militias

Amid the theatrics and walkouts, the meeting illustrated the magnitude of the defeat suffered by the parties loyal to the Iranian regime in the fourth election since the toppling of Saddam Hussein.

February 20, 2020 | John Hannah |

Iraq Needs Regime Change Again

Musical chairs in the Iraqi parliament can no longer solve the country's problems.

November 18, 2013 | Tony Badran |

The Secret History of Hezbollah

Thirty years ago last month, Hezbollah blew up the barracks of the U.S Marines and French paratroopers stationed at the Beirut airport, killing 241 U.S. servicemen and 58 Frenchmen. It wasn&rsquo...

April 19, 2013 | John Hannah Foreign Policy |

Previewing Iraq’s Provincial Elections

This Saturday, Iraqis head to the polls to vote for provincial councils -- the country's first elections since U.S. troops withdrew sixteen months ago. The balloting comes at a time of growi...

June 15, 2011 | Weekly Standard

Are We Safer?

Yes, George W. Bush has made America more secure since 9/11.

January 5, 2011 | The Long War Journal |

Welcome back, Sadr

Muqtada al Sadr, the Iranian-backed, pseudo-cleric derisively known as Mullah Atari and hailed in US media circles as "the most powerful man in Iraq," has returned from his self-imposed three-yea...

July 13, 2010 | Brian Wise The Long War Journal |

Iranian-backed Shia terror group remains a threat in Iraq: General Odierno

Logo for the Hezbollah Brigades from a propaganda video released on the Internet. An Iranian-backed Shia terror group continues to remain a threat to US forces in Iraq, the top...

March 16, 2010 |

Hope And Change In Iraq

In Iraq we are now where we should have been in 2005 if the Sunni Arab community had not staged a bloody revanchist insurrection. The parliamentary elections on March 7 gave us a good snapshot of...

August 15, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Iran continues to train Shia terror groups for attacks in Iraq

A US military map of Iran's operations inside southern Iraq. The map is from 2007, and formed the basis of The Ramazan Corps and the ratlines into Iraq. Click to view full size. Iran...

July 21, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Iraqi, US forces keep pressure on the Mahdi Army

Iraqi and US troops continue to press the offensive against the Iranian-backed Mahdi Army during a series of raids throughout Iraq. Since July 18, US and Iraqi forces have killed six Mahdi Army f...

July 16, 2008 | Institute for the Study of War

The New Reality in Iraq

All of the most important objectives of the surge have been accomplished in Iraq. The sectarian civil war is ended; al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) has been dealt a devastating blow; and the Sadrist milit...

July 6, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Iraqi forces pursue Mahdi Army in Baghdad

Clashes broke out in the Sadr City district in northeastern Baghdad after Iraqi forces detained a senior Sadrist leader, an Iraqi news outlet reported. Iraqi soldiers and police...

July 2, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Iraqi forces detain Sadrist leaders, uncover Special Groups headquarter in Amarah

Iraqi forces detained four senior Sadrists members of the Maysan provincial council on Wednesday in the latest series of aids targeting senior Sadrist leaders in the former Mahdi Army bas...

June 26, 2008 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Mahdi Army decimated during recent fighting

 The Mahdi Army suffered a significant blow during fighting against Iraqi and Coalition forces this year, according to an Iraq intelligence report. The heavy casualties suffered by the Mahdi...

June 26, 2008 | Institute for the Study of War

June 25 Bombings in Karbala

On Wednesday, June 25, two bombs exploded in central Karbala, killing at least 2 and wounding 14.1 The explosive devices were located minibuses and were targeting major Shi’ite shrines. Unl...

June 22, 2008 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Operations target Mahdi Army in South

 Iraqi security forces continue to target the Sadrist movement and the Mahdi Army in the southern provinces of Maysan, Dhi Qhar, and Wasit over the weekend. More than 113 Mahdi Army fighters...

June 21, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Three senior Mahdi Army commanders captured in Baghdad, Hillah

Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a senior Mahdi Army commander with "close ties" to Muqtada al Sadr's office in Najaf on June 19. Two other senior Mahdi Army commanders in Baghdad an...

June 20, 2008 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Maysan operation continues to target Sadrist leaders

 The Iraqi security forces have detained five senior Sadrist leaders and a department director in Maysan province during Operation Promise of Peace. The Mahdi Army, the armed wing of the Sad...