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Ali Mamouri

Ali Mamouri was the Associate Editor of Iraq at Al-Monitor.

Iraq's pro-Iran factions shrug off congressional sanctions push

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Iraqi Shiite cleric and leader Moqtada al-Sadr (C-L) shows his ink-stained index finger and holds a national flag while surrounded by people outside a polling station in the central holy city of Najaf on May 12, 2018 as the country votes in the first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State (IS) group. - Polling stations opened at 7:00 am for the roughly 24.5 million registered voters to cast their ballots across the conflict-scarred nation. (Photo by Haidar HAMDANI / AFP)

Iraq's Sadr sends positive sign to both the US and Iran

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Sunnis, Kurds court Sadr as new Iraqi government takes shape

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Can Iraq's Sadr swing nonsectarian government?

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Iraqi election results leave Iran scrambling to preserve influence

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Iraqi supporters of Sairun list celebrate after results of Iraq's parliamentary election were announced in Baghdad, Iraq May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani - RC168748D310

Iraqi election results shock political class

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Iraq's top Shiite cleric denounces militias' electoral list

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A worker cleans the street next to a campaign poster of candidates ahead of the parliamentary election, in Najaf, Iraq, April 14, 2018. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani - RC155ACA6900

Religious disputes escalate over upcoming Iraqi elections

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The dueling ayatollahs

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Saudi Arabia looks to expand its footprint in Iraq

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Kuwaiti Shiites gather before the Iranian embassy in Kuwait City on March 7, 2018 to demonstrate calling for the release of Iranian Shiite cleric Hossein al-Shirazi, who was arrested in the Iranian Shiite holy city of Qom a month prior. / AFP PHOTO / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT (Photo credit should read YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran risks losing clout in Iraq by arresting Shiite cleric Shirazi

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Iranian interference in Iraqi election stirs anger among Iraqis

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