Leading Iraqis

He hasn't popped up for some time, but he obviously didn't lose any power or authority while he was gone.

al Sadr calls for Sunnis & Shiites to unite against US

One of the more powerful Shiite voices in Iraq, the Muqtada al-Sadr is now calling for Sunnis to join Shiites in fighting against the occupation instead of against each other: Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appeared in public for the first time in months on Friday, delivering a fiery anti-American sermon to thousands of followers and [...]

Tags: al-Sadr, Iraq, Sunni, Shiite