Saddam's agents 'murdered cleric.'
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It is almost certain that the assassination of Ayatollah Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, the leader of the Shia Muslims in Iraq, was carried out by agents working for the Iraqi government. The assassination has prompted widespread demonstrations, as Sadr had gained great respect among Shia townspeople, young people and tribal leaders. The most extreme violence has taken place at a Shia shrine near Nassariya, Iraq, located close to the marshlands of southern Iraq, where anti-government guerrillas operate.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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Final sermon cost Shia cleric his life
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It is possible that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ordered the assassination of Ayatollah Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr, a prominent leader of the Iraqi Shai Muslims, because the ayatollah had called for more than 100 clergy to be released. This was open defiance of a government dominated by Sunnis, who only account for one-fifth of the Iraqi population. Ayatollah Sadr was extremely influential in Iraq, and the government had sought for a long time to obtain his cooperation.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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A room with a view
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A journalist who was in Baghdad, Iraq, at the beginning of the air war in the Gulf in Jan 1991 recounts his experiences. He describes his mixed feelings of fear and exhilaration.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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