Meanwhile, the country’s top cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, told the Iraqi state to take control of the militias’ weapons. But Iran fears that Israel’s attacks on its air-defences ...

The PMF was formed in 2014 after Iraq’s Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called for Iraqis to rise up and fight against the Islamic State. Tehran sent IRGC advisers, weapons and ...

This was done as a competitor to the Universal Muslim Association of America, or UMAA, a Shiite Muslim group that follows the more moderate Iraqi cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani.

On Higher Shiite Authority Ali al-Sistani's statements two months ago on the need to limit the possession of arms to the state, al-Assadi said: “He was not referring to the resistance factions.” ...

The most probable scenarios are the death—whether accidental or natural—of a major Shia figure such as Maliki or Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani that would put questions of relative power ...

The call to arms was made by a statement issued by Iraq’s most revered Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and read on his behalf during a Friday prayers sermon in Kerbala. “People who are ...

With the assumption of power by Donald Trump, the prospects of the US tensions with the rivals and even the international ...

On Higher Shiite Authority Ali al-Sistani's statements two months ago on the need to limit the possession of arms to the state, al-Assadi said: “He was not referring to the resistance factions.” He ...

Also operating in Iraq are the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). The PMF was formed in 2014 after Iraq’s Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called for Iraqis to rise up and fight against ...