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Mustafa al-Kadhimi

Relatives attend a funeral of a man killed during clashes with security forces in Baghdad, Najaf, Iraq, August 30, 2022. (AP/Anmar Khalil)
August 31, 2022, 12:32 pm
Shiite cleric’s supporters heed call to leave streets after deadly Iraq unrest
Military ends nationwide curfew, Iran reopens border with neighbor as calm returns, though year-long political impasse between pro-Tehran and nationalist camps still unresolved
By SAMYA KULLAB and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are pictured gathering, following the announcement of his resignation in the capital Baghdad, on August 29, 2022. (Ahmad Al-rubaye/AFP)
August 30, 2022, 8:10 am
Shelling targets Baghdad’s Green Zone; 15 killed in chaos after Sadr quits politics
At least 7 shells land in protected quarter housing gov’t buildings and diplomatic missions, but unclear who authorized bombing; Shiite cleric’s supporters occupy government palace
By Guillaume Decamme
Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, speaks during a mews conference in Najaf, Iraq, November 18, 2021. (Anmar Khalil/AP)
August 29, 2022, 3:36 pm
Top Shiite cleric bows out of Iraqi politics in bid to resolve paralyzing impasse
Muqtada al-Sadr announces that ‘all the institutions’ of his movement will be shuttered, excluding the resting place of his father and other heritage sites
By AFP
Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, seen in poster, protest in front the Supreme Judicial Council, in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 23, 2022. (Hadi Mizban/AP)
August 23, 2022, 10:25 pm
Iraq Shiite cleric’s supporters demand assembly be dissolved, new election called
UN sounds alarm over further political paralysis as judiciary announces suspension of court sessions following telephone threats pressuring for disbanding of parliament
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
File: From left to right, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Iraqi President Barham Salih, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, prepare to meet in the presidential palace in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
August 23, 2022, 5:12 am
Sissi hosting summit of Arab leaders, against backdrop of intensifying Iran talks
Leaders of Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan also to discuss Ukraine war-related energy and food crises, Cairo’s dispute with Ethiopia over its mega-dam on the Blue Nile
By Agencies
A protester holds a poster depicting Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on a bridge leading towards the Green Zone area in Baghdad, Iraq, July 30, 2022. (AP/Anmar Khalil)
July 30, 2022, 4:36 pm
Protesters break into Iraq’s parliament again to prevent Iran-backed government
Followers of powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr vow to occupy building as they persist in their efforts to prevent formation of coalition supported by Tehran
By Agencies
Iraqis protest against Turkey's military offensive in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, in front of a Turkish visa centre in the central Iraqi city of Karbala on July 20, 2022. (Mohammed SAWAF / AFP)
July 21, 2022, 1:50 am
Iraqi PM: Turkey’s deadly shelling of Kurdistan a ‘flagrant sovereignty violation’
Mustafa al-Kadhimi warns that Baghdad reserves ‘right to retaliate’ after nine civilians, including children, killed in what Ankara says was attack by terror groups
By Ismail Adnan and Laure Al Khoury
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, right, and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, September 12, 2021. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
June 26, 2022, 5:23 pm
Iraq’s caretaker PM lands in Iran to revive Saudi-Iran mediation
Riyadh is seeking to end its disastrous war against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen; Iraq, bordering both Iran and Saudi Arabia, is often caught in the middle
By AP
Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, August 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)
June 25, 2022, 11:25 pm
Iraqi PM heads to Saudi Arabia, Iran for fresh mediation talks
Official says Mustafa al-Kadhimi looking for new avenues to relaunch dialogue between regional foes during stops in Jeddah, Tehran
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi poses in his office during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 23, 2021. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
April 30, 2022, 3:32 pm
Iran-Saudi ‘reconciliation is near’ after years of tensions, says Iraqi PM
Al-Kadhimi makes comments in wake of latest round of talks between regional rivals, held in Baghdad
By AFP
Soldiers with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces check a house in Hassakeh, Syria, January 25, 2022. (Hogir Al Abdo/AP)
January 26, 2022, 7:09 pm
After week-long battle, US-backed Kurdish group recaptures Syria prison from IS
Syrian Democratic Forces say Islamic State fighters used children as human shields in bold attack at Gweiran complex; almost 200 said killed
By Sarah El Deeb
This photo provided by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office shows the aftermath of an assassination attempt at the home of Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2021 (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office, via AP)
November 8, 2021, 4:39 pm
Iran-backed militia launched drone attack targeting Iraq’s PM — report
Security officials and sources close to militias quoted saying that weapon used to target Mustafa al-Kadhimi was Iranian-made
By ToI Staff and AP
Iraqi Security forces close the heavily fortified Green Zone as they tightened security measures hours after an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, in Baghdad, Iraq, November 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
November 7, 2021, 4:30 pm
Tensions rise in Baghdad after assassination attempt on Iraqi PM
7 security guards wounded as Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s residence in the capital’s Green Zone targeted with armed drones
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks during a joint press conference with the French President at the Prime Minister's office in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, August 28, 2021. (Eliot BLONDET / POOL / AFP)
November 7, 2021, 4:14 am
After surviving drone assassination attempt, Iraq PM urges ‘calm and restraint’
‘I’m doing fine,’ says premier following armed UAV attack on his residence in the Green Zone; US condemns ‘apparent act of terrorism’
By Agencies
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi arrives to the Vatican for a private audience with Pope Francis, Friday, July 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
November 7, 2021, 2:34 am
Iraqi PM unharmed after armed drone attack on his home — officials
Government says assassination attempt failed, premier in good health; 7 security guards are injured
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
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