Supporters of Iran-backed Shiite Coordination Framework attend a rally to denounce their rivals, followers of an influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (Photo: AP)
Sadrist Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr reading a statement at his headquarters in al-Hananah, Najaf, May 16, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan 24 TV screengrab)
A picture taken during a tour organised by Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces shows monitoring points along the Iraqi-Syrian border on Dec. 5, 2024. (Photo: AFP)
Iraqi protesters fill the Parliament building in Baghdad, July 30, 2022 as thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breached the building for the second time in a week (Photo: Anmar Khalil/AP)
A supporter of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr lifts a placard depicting him during a collective Friday prayer in Sadr City, east of Baghdad, July 15, 2022. (Photo: AFP)