Moqtada sadr wikipedia
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Moqtada sadr wikipedia
Sadrist–Khomeinist conflict
Ideological and armed conflict between Shia Muslims in Iraq
The Sadrist–Khomeinist conflict refer to the rivalry between the Sadrist Movement and Iran-backed Shia militias in Iraq.
History
During their opposition to Saddam Hussein, Iraqi Shia militias were united and had Iranian support. The conflict emerged during the Iraqi civil war, when Iraqi Shia militias disagreed over Iran and its interference in Iraqi affairs.
Muqtada al-Sadr was the son of Mohammed al-Sadr, who founded the nationalist Sadrist Movement in the s. After Mohammed al-Sadr was assassinated in , Muqtada al-Sadr succeeded him as the leader of the Sadrist Movement and became one of the most powerful and respected Shia clerics.[1] Following the invasion of Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr founded the Mahdi Army, with the goal of expelling American troops from Iraq and establishing an Iraqi Shia government.[2][3]
Although the Mahdi Army was focused on expellin