Muqtada al-Sadr’s strong showing in this month’s Iraqi elections caught the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Iran, and even fellow Iraqis by surprise.
Muqtada al-Sadr
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Muqtada al-Sadr’s strong showing in this month’s Iraqi elections caught the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Iran, and even fellow Iraqis by surprise.