Iraq's Leading Shiite Cleric Gives Tacit Support to Interim Government.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ...By Deborah Horan, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune...aq's most influential Shiite cleric, delivered a cautious...To see more of the Chicago Tribune, or to subscribe...chicagotribune.com/ (c) 2004, Chicago Tribune. Distributed by Knight...

Iraq's leading Shiite cleric gives tacit support to interim government.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  June 3, 2004 ;     700+ words ......al-Sistani, Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric, delivered a cautious but crucial...many of the country's majority Shiite population, for whom al-Sistani...sharply from those of Iran's highest Shiite cleric, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...and militiamen loyal to rebel Shiite ...

Exiled Shiite cleric, leader of Al Dawa Party, returns to Iraq.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  April 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ......born, one led by a 71-year-old Shiite cleric who is a prominent leader of...followers said. ___ (c) 2003, Chicago Tribune. Visit the Chicago Tribune on the Internet at http://www.chicago.tribune.com/ Distributed by Knight Ridder...

Shiite cleric working to build support for his own government.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  October 11, 2003 ;     645 words ......Bill Glauber BAGHDAD, Iraq _ A Shiite cleric who has denounced the American...emotional crowd. ___ (c) 2003, Chicago Tribune. Visit the Chicago Tribune on the Internet at http://www.chicago.tribune.com/ Distributed by Knight Ridder...

Iraqi Shiite cleric charged in connection with five slayings.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  April 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ......extensive investigation by an Iraqi judge, Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr will face charges in connection...shot al-Khoei in the head. ___ (c) 2004, Chicago Tribune. Visit the Chicago Tribune on the Internet at http://www.chicagotribune...

Gunmen kill Shiite cleric, bomb attacks wound 16 people in Baghdad

Xinhua News Agency;  August 18, 2008 ;     241 words ...Gunmen kill Shiite cleric, bomb attacks wound 16 people in...BAGHDAD, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- An Iraqi Shiite cleric was killed and 16 people injured...source said. "Faris Jabir Thahir, a Shiite cleric, was killed by unknown gunmen while...

Urgent: Radical Shiite cleric's aide freed in Iraq

Xinhua News Agency;  April 13, 2004 ;     34 words ...Urgent: Radical Shiite cleric's aide freed in Iraq BAGHDAD, April 13 (Xinhua) -- An aide to radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was released Tuesday by US forces in Baghdad after a brief detention, eyewitnesses said.

Writethru: Reputed Shiite cleric targeted in bombing attack in Najaf

Xinhua News Agency;  August 24, 2003 ;     178 words ...Writethru: Reputed Shiite cleric targeted in bombing attack in...Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A reputed Shiite cleric was targeted in a bombing attack...Muqtaba al-Sadr, an ambitious young Shiite cleric. But it was later claimed that...

Thousands Iraqis march in support of Shiite cleric

Xinhua News Agency;  April 3, 2004 ;     338 words ......Iraqis march in support of Shiite cleric BAGHDAD, April 3 (Xinhua...supporters of Iraq's firebrand Shiite cleric, Moqtada Sadr, demonstrated...Sadr, a young and radical Shiite cleric, has often challenged the...

Maverick Shiite cleric thrives on father's memory, mix of religion and...

AP Worldstream;  April 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ......BAGHDAD, Iraq The political views of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are still murky. His...south. Al-Sadr's father was Iraq's top Shiite cleric and was gunned down by suspected agents...including the gruesome murder of a senior Shiite cleric last year in Najaf and a deadly ambush...

Gunmen kill Shiite cleric outside Baghdad mosque; masked gunmen abduct...

AP Worldstream;  July 1, 2005 ;     535 words ......an aide to Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric and two bodyguards in a drive-by shooting...and the kidnapping were connected. Shiite cleric Kamal Ezz al-Deen al-Ghuraifi was shot...a representative of Iraq's leading Shiite cleric _ Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani...

REMOVES SISTANI REFERENCE Shiite cleric

Getty Images;  May 12, 2007 ;     121 words ......REMOVES SISTANI REFERENCE Shiite cleric Full Size JPG (1387 KB) REMOVES SISTANI REFERENCE Shiite cleric Abdel Aziz al-Hakim speaks at a...under a portrait of Iraq's top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani...

Iranian FM holds talks with prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric

Xinhua News Agency;  May 27, 2006 ;     222 words ......FM holds talks with prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric BAGHDAD, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Visiting...Mottaki held talks with leading Iraqi Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Iraq...Sistani, 75, is the most prominent Shiite cleric in Iraq. He was born in Mashad, Iran...

Urgent: Senior aide to Shiite cleric Sadr killed in Najaf

Xinhua News Agency;  April 11, 2008 ;     34 words ...Urgent: Senior aide to Shiite cleric Sadr killed in Najaf BAGHDAD, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A senior aide to Iraq's Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed in holy city of Najaf on Friday, an Interior Ministry source said.

Writethru: Bremer brands Iraqi Shiite cleric Sadr as illegal

Xinhua News Agency;  April 5, 2004 ;     325 words ...Writethru: Bremer brands Iraqi Shiite cleric Sadr as illegal Eds: Updates with quotes...in Iraq Paul Bremer said Monday that Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was an illegal activist...Observers said the young and radical Shiite cleric was critical that his faction was not...