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Rudaw Net
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Sadr rejects Iraqi president's appeal to join elections
Also in Iraq Iraqi forces disrupt ISIS fuel network in Anbar Kurd appointed mayor of disputed Tuz Khurmatu district Baghdad summons Lebanese envoy over president's PMF remarks KRG delegation to visit Baghdad Saturday for oil export talks: Oil minister A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday rejected a formal call from President Abdul Latif Rashid to reverse his decision to boycott upcoming legislative elections. 'I did not participate and will not participate with the corrupt, the insolent, and the enemies of the people,' Sadr said, noting that many people cast ballots in previous votes to elect 'thieves of money that has not been recovered to this day.' In March he announced that his movement would boycott the 2025 elections in protest of corruption. Rashid issued a letter on Wednesday, published by state media on Friday, urging the influential cleric and his National Shiite Movement to rejoin political life through the November 11 elections. 'We affirm that this movement and all that will result from it will remain incomplete if the National Shiite Movement does not participate in the elections and contribute effectively to parliamentary life and support state institutions,' read the letter. 'We call upon you, your eminence, to reverse the decision not to participate.' 'The opportunity for correction and rectification still exists, awaiting the efforts of those who are good,' the presidential letter added. Local media have speculated that Sadr's camp was advocating for postponing the elections and forming an emergency government - claims Sadr denied in his response on Friday. The Sadrists emerged as the top force in Iraq's October 2021 parliamentary elections, securing 73 seats in the 329-member Iraqi legislature. However, they failed in their effort to establish a 'national majority' government together with Sunni Arab and Kurdish allies. The rival Shiite-led Coordination Framework then insisted on the post-2003 norm of establishing a consensus government. The deadlock ultimately prompted the Sadrist lawmakers to resign en masse. Sadr last May renamed his movement the National Shiite Movement, a move that was widely interpreted as a precursor to re-entering politics. In mid-February, Sadr urged his supporters to update their voter registration records. However, a former Sadrist lawmaker, Rafi Abduljabbar Azzawi, told Rudaw at the time that the cleric's request 'does not necessarily indicate a shift in his stance on participating in Iraq's upcoming elections, but rather to urge Iraqis to take a stand in the critical period ahead.'
Iraqi News
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Sayyed al-Sadr: The Palestinian Revolution Shall Remain Etched in the Hearts of the Faithful
Holy Najaf – INA The leader of the National Shiite Movement, Sayyed Muqtada al-Sadr, affirmed on Friday that the Palestinian revolution will forever remain alive in the hearts of the believers. In the central Friday sermon delivered across Iraq, Sayyed al-Sadr declared: "The Palestinian revolution shall remain eternal in the hearts of the faithful, of Muslims, and indeed in the heart of every lover of humanity." Below is the full text of the sermon, as received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful The Palestinian revolution shall remain immortal in the hearts of the believers and Muslims—nay, in the heart of every soul who cherishes the essence of humanity. For what the terrorist Zionist enemy perpetrates—bolstered by the Great Evil, America—has shattered every divine, rational, and human law. It has surpassed even the atrocities of history's most ruthless tyrants, both near and far. The current global forces of evil have exceeded the deeds of the ancient Pharaohs in their enslavement, humiliation, and desecration of human dignity. They have robbed even children, women, civilians, and humanitarian workers of their right to life. They have defied the very foundations of human rights in a manner that gives precise meaning to the word perversion. The Zionist-American war machine continues to annihilate all that stands in its path—hospitals, mosques, churches—without remorse. And worse yet, they hasten to justify these crimes under the pretext of combating terrorism. Yet, they are the very embodiment of terrorism. But they are ignorant people. Despite all this, they present themselves as champions of democracy, freedom, and a so-called 'Abrahamic religion.' Yet, Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) is free from their claims. As the Almighty said: "Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a monotheist, a Muslim, and he was not among the polytheists." Truly, the words of Allah stand affirmed: "You will surely find the most hostile of people to the believers to be the Jews and the polytheists. And you will find the nearest of them in affection to the believers to be those who say, 'We are Christians.' That is because among them are priests and monks, and because they are not arrogant." This enmity between truth and falsehood will endure as long as we draw breath. Yet what is essential—what is most vital—is that we unite upon our truth so that they may disperse upon their falsehood. Only then shall we preserve our dignity and avert humiliation. For this humiliation is displeasing to Allah , to His Messenger, to his purified Household, and to his righteous companions. Otherwise, Gaza of Hashim and the whole of Palestine shall be sold once again. Its people will face exile—by force or otherwise—under the watchful eyes of Arab and Islamic governments. The curse of Gaza will follow us until the Day of Judgment. And on that day, regret shall be of no avail.
Rudaw Net
27-03-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Sadr to sit out 2025 legislative ballot over prevalent ‘corruption': Statement
Also in Iraq No new projects in Iraq's 2025 budget Kirkuk Turkmen, Arab leaders label PUK leader Talabani's remarks 'provocative' Iraqi parliament postpones voting on bill seeking elevation of Halabja to province IHEC bars polling location changes in disputed territories ahead of Iraqi elections A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi Shiite cleric and politician Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Thursday that the National Shiite Movement he leads, formerly known as the Sadrist Movement, will sit out the 2025 legislative elections in protest of "corruption." The X account of Salih Mohammad al-Iraqi - known for channeling Sadr's views - on Thursday shared a handwritten response from the cleric to an inquiry from one of his followers about the 'role of the National Shiite Movement in the upcoming parliamentary elections' in Iraq, slated for October 2025. Sadr responded, "So long as corruption is prevalent, I will not participate in a flawed electoral process that only aims to secure ethnic, partisan and sectarian interests, far from the suffering of the [Iraqi] people and the unfolding disasters in the region.' Addressing his supporters, the influential cleric stated, 'As I had previously directed them to vote in the elections, today I forbid them from both voting and running' in the 2025 ballot. The complete turnaround notably comes after Sadr had in early March met with former Sadrist lawmakers at his Hanana headquarters in Iraq's southern province of Najaf. The meeting was attended by around 200 former lawmakers affiliated with previous Sadrist parliamentary blocs. Shortly after, in mid-March, Sadr urged supporters to prepare for the country's 2025 elections, calling on them to vote carefully and warning that poor electoral choices could deepen corruption and poverty in the country. The Sadrists emerged as the top force in Iraq's October 2021 parliamentary elections, securing 73 seats in the 329-member Iraqi legislature. However, their effort to establish a 'national majority' government together with Sunni Arab and Kurdish allies ultimately failed. The rival Shiite-led Coordination Framework then insisted on the post-2003 norm of establishing a consensus government. The deadlock ultimately prompted the Sadrist lawmakers to resign en masse. After a 21 months hiatus from the political process, Sadr in May renamed his movement as the National Shiite Movement, a move that was widely interpreted as a precursor to re-enter the Iraqi political scene. In mid-February, Sadr urged his supporters to update their voter registration records. However, a former Sadrist lawmaker, Rafi Abduljabbar Azzawi, then told Rudaw that the cleric's request 'does not necessarily indicate a shift in his stance on participating in Iraq's upcoming elections, but rather to urge Iraqis to take a stand in the critical period ahead.'
Shafaq News
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Muqtada Al-Sadr slams Trump's Gaza relocation plan
Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, Iraqi cleric and the leader of the National Shiite Movement (the Sadrist), Muqtada Al-Sadr, condemned US President Donald Trump's decisions including his proposal to relocate Gaza residents to Egypt and Jordan. In a post on X al-Sadr addressed President Trump, 'Who appointed you as the ruler over nations, to displace whomever you wish and support whomever you choose? Did you think the world was a small village under your control or at the mercy of your arsenal?" He added that Gaza has defeated Trump and Netanyahu, referring to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 'Enough with your madness and arrogance, your country's reputation, your people, and your democracy are at stake,' he further remarked. President Trump recently announced that the US would take control of the Gaza Strip after reiterating his plan to displace its Palestinian residents, saying, 'We will own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site… Everybody I've spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land.' In a press conference with Israeli PM at the White House on Tuesday, Trump argued that the only reason Gaza residents would want to return is that they had no other option. He further pledged to work on providing jobs and housing for the displaced, stating that other countries, beyond Egypt and Jordan, would also accept Gaza's residents, mentioning five or six additional countries willing to take them in. These statements were swiftly condemned by many countries including the UK, Germany, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Russia, and China.
