But he also criticized the Iraqi government for denying that it sent envoys to him to discuss last week's government offensive in Basra. The offensive sparked fighting between security forces in other ...

Al-Maliki's order came a day after radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr offered to help purge militia members from Iraqi security forces. He criticized the government for denying ...

The Foreign Office is advising UK travelers to ensure they have the necessary documents before heading to the airport.

The Foreign Office has issued a warning to Brits travelling abroad, and it's an easy one to forget. They say that it can help ...

A top aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was released from jail Wednesday, a source in Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri ...

Iraq remains a fragile state deeply traumatized ... major Shia factions has held since the end of the final battle for Sadr City in mid-2008. While the major factions will occasionally criticize ...

This interconnection grew stronger in the 20th century, when figures like Imam Musa al-Sadr and Mustafa Chamran played key ... Nasrallah, who studied in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, Iraq, had long ...

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