Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Iraq’s Sadr renounces his call for massive protests

Iraq's Sadr

Sadr had called for a “million-man demonstration” in Baghdad on Saturday. His opponents, the pro-Iran Coordination Framework, want to impose conditions. Iraq still lacks a government, a new prime minister, and a new president due to group disagreements over building a coalition.   Iraq’s fiery Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr reversed his earlier call for a … Read more

Yazidis displaced anew by north Iraq violence

Yazidis

Jundi Khodr Kalo, an Iraqi police officer, was among thousands of Yazidis forced to flee their homes this month after fierce clashes between the army and local fighters in their Sinjar heartland. “We were displaced the last time because we were afraid of the Islamic State” jihadist group, said Kalo, 37, a member of the … Read more