Amid increasing tensions between militias, Muqtada al-Sadr calls for reforming the PMU - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

Sep 1, 2022

Iraqi mourners attend the funeral of two Saraya al-Salam fighters. — Iraqi mourners attend the funeral of two Saraya al-Salam fighters, an armed faction linked to powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Sept. 1, 2022. — HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP via Getty Image

In this handout photo, a munitions storage area at Baghdad International Airport is seen on May 7, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq.

Weapons warehouse blasts frighten Iraqis

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

A man stands outside the headquarters of the Supreme Judicial Council.

Iraqi PM warns security forces to stay out of political conflicts

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

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In restive Iran-Iraq border area, support for firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr holds strong

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics

Demonstrators hold Iranian flags during a protest on Sept. 15, 2018, against the torching of the Iranian Consulate and the Hashed al-Shaabi party (Popular Mobilisation) headquarters during recent protests in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.

Iran-linked militia calls up thousands of volunteers to fight US forces

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

In Baghdad, reporting on Iraqi politics