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Iraq
Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr wins Iraq election, but forming government far off
2018-05-20
[IsraelTimes] The former Shiite militia leader now opposes Iran involvement in Iraq; Tehran dispatches a powerful general to try and block his path to power

Even before Sadr’s victory was confirmed, Iran had already been convening meetings to try to block him from forming a government.
The final results of Iraq’s elections confirmed Saturday a breakthrough for nationalist holy man Moqtada Tater al-Sadr
... the Iranian catspaw holy man who was 22 years old in 2003 and was nearing 40 in 2010. He spends most of his time in Iran, safely out of the line of fire, where he's learning to be an ayatollah...
, who was in the lead, ahead of internationally favored prime minister Haider al-Abadi.
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