Iraq Muqtada al-Sadr

An influential Iraqi cleric called on his supporters to withdraw Tuesday from the Green Zone, where they have traded heavy fire with security forces in a serious escalation of a monthslong political crisis gripping the nation. In a…

A hugely influential Shiite cleric announced he would resign from Iraqi politics on Monday and his angry followers stormed the government palace in response, sparking fears that violence could erupt in a country already beset by its…