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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 589

Ali al-Sistani

Pope Francis, right, meets with Iraq's leading Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq, March 6, 2021 (AP Photo/Vatican Media)
March 6, 2021, 8:47 am
Iraqi Shiite leader Sistani tells Pope Francis that Christians must be protected
Top cleric affirms Christians should live in peace; visit is a highlight of pontiff’s 4-day trip to Iraq, where Sistani played key role in tamping down tensions over the decades
By ANMAR KHALIL and Nicole Winfield
Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi (R) welcomes Pope Francis at Baghdad International Airport's VIP Lounge, on March 5, 2021. (Ayman HENNA / AFP)
March 6, 2021, 4:26 am
Pope Francis set to meet top Shiite cleric Sistani on second day in Iraq
Pontiff to travel to shrine city of Najaf to meet Muslim authority figure during visit aimed at comforting Iraqi Christians and deepening interfaith relations
By Qassim al-Kaabi and Catherine MARCIANO
Father Nazeer Dako arranges a Vatican flag to welcome Pope Francis at St. Joseph's Chaldean Church ahead of the Pope's visit, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 2, 2021. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
March 3, 2021, 12:53 pm
Pope Francis to meet Iraqi ayatollah in move laden with geopolitical undertones
Pontiff’s talks with Ali al-Sistani will implicitly recognize him as Shiite Islam’s chief interlocutor — over his rival, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and SAMYA KULLAB
Journalist Ruhollah Zam speaks during his trial at the Revolutionary Court, in Tehran, Iran on June 2, 2020. (Ali Shirband/Mizan News Agency via AP)
February 2, 2021, 10:45 am
How Iran lured a dissident from France to his execution
Ruhollah Zam, hanged last year for ‘sowing corruption’ and allegedly spying for France and Israel, was tricked into traveling to Iraq and detained by Revolutionary Guard
By Stuart Williams and Cecile Feuillatre
In this Feb. 1, 2020 photo, a poster of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is on display with Arabic that reads, 'Peace, father of Iraq,' in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
February 18, 2020, 9:15 am
Aging Shiite cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?
The question of succession after Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani gains added importance for an Iraq deeply embroiled in US-Iranian tensions and gripped by anti-government protests
By QASSEM ABDUL-ZAHRA and MARIAM FAM
Security forces try to disperse anti-government protesters during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq, January 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
February 1, 2020, 8:45 am
Top Iraqi cleric condemns use of force against anti-government protesters
11 wounded by security forces as deadline nears for political blocs to agree on new premier; 4 rockets fired at base housing US troops
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and SAMYA KULLAB
Anti-government protesters dance in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, December 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
December 23, 2019, 3:49 pm
Iraq crisis deepens as politicians miss deadline to name PM
Political deadlock continues amid 3 months of protests and deadly police crackdowns, with demonstrators railing against corruption and Iranian influence
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Women sit by a wall with names of nti-government protesters who have been killed in demonstrations in Tahrir Square during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, December 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
December 14, 2019, 7:55 am
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric condemns gruesome hanging of teen
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani calls killing of 16-year-old a ‘horrific crime,’ also denounces recent attacks on anti-government protesters
By SAMYA KULLAB and MURTADA FARAJ
Anti-government protesters set fire while security forces close Rasheed Street during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 28, 2019 (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
November 29, 2019, 3:24 pm
After more than 400 killed in 2 months of protests, Iraqi PM says he will resign
Adel Abdel-Mahdi to ask parliament to allow him to step down, following sermon by top Shiite cleric calling for lawmakers to withdraw their support
By SAMYA KULLAB and MURTADA FARAJ
A damaged vehicle sits at the site of a bomb attack near Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2019 (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)
November 16, 2019, 9:41 am
5 protesters dead in Baghdad violence; car bomb explodes between key squares
Not immediately clear whether the blast targeted protesters; top cleric warns government to heed calls for reform, calls for new election law
By SAMYA KULLAB and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iraqi riot police fire tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters gathering on bridge in central Baghdad, Iraq, November 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
November 10, 2019, 12:52 am
Iraqi forces kill 6 protesters, retake key Baghdad bridges
So far, cycle of anti-government protests and heavy-handed security crackdown has left more than 250 people dead
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iraqi protesters march with a symbolic coffin representing their country and bearing the Arabic words "the blood of the demonstrators is the end of the corrupt, for what sin have you killed me?" as they march during an anti-government demonstration in the central holy shrine city of Najaf on October 25, 2019. (AFP)
October 25, 2019, 6:44 pm
8 dead in renewed Iraq protests as thousands hit the streets
Use of live fire reported for first time in latest wave of demonstrations, as protesters rally against corruption, high unemployment
By AFP
Iraqi lawmakers attend the first parliament session in Baghdad, Iraq, September 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
September 15, 2018, 4:33 pm
Iraq parliament elects nominee of pro-Iran list as speaker
Under an unofficial agreement dating back to 2003, the prime minister position is reserved for Shiites, president is a Kurd, and parliament speaker a Sunni
By Agencies
In this Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 photo, Talib, the son of Iraqi sniper Ali Jayad al-Salhi, 65, a volunteer with Popular Mobilization Forces killed fighting Islamic State militants, poses with a weapon next to his father's poster in his home in Basra, Iraq. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
December 30, 2017, 2:57 pm
A ‘martyr’ sniper, who once fought against Israel, now a saint to Iraq’s Shiites
Ali Jayad al-Salhi, said to have killed nearly 400 Islamic State terrorists, emerges as a symbol of an almost holy force protecting the majority Muslim faction
By Hamza Hendawi and Sinan Salaheddin
Fighters of Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization units) gather at the Tal Afar airport, west of Mosul, as Iraqi forces backed by local militia and a US-led coalition advanced in driving the Islamic State group from the city, on August 27, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
August 27, 2017, 8:56 pm
Tal Afar residents who fled are back to battle Islamic State
Iraqi Turkmen respond to call by Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the highest Shiite authority in the country, to take up arms against jihadists
By AFP
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