Ayatollah #MuhammadBaqirAlSadr, father-in-law to #MuqtadaAlSadr and a founder of #Shia Islamist group #IslamicDawaParty, along with his sister, teacher #BintAlHuda, were executed after three days of torture on #ThisDayInHistory in 1980 at the order of Iraqi leader #SaddamHussein.

Iraq Elections: Sadr City’s “Reverse Campaign” Defies Political Norms 🚨 #IraqElections: Sadr’s militia erases campaign ads in Baghdad’s Sadr City, replaces them with "We won’t vote!" billboards. 🔴 13K armed enforcers 💰 $1.4M spent on Meta ads 📉 Fears of 40% turnout #MuqtadaAlSadr #Baghdad #PoliticalBoycott

🚨 #IraqElections: Sadr’s militia erases campaign ads in Baghdad’s Sadr City, replaces them with "We won’t vote!" billboards.

🔴 13K armed enforcers
💰 $1.4M spent on Meta ads
📉 Fears of 40% turnout

#MuqtadaAlSadr #Baghdad #PoliticalBoycott

Iraq’s elections and Muqtada al-Sadr’s endgame of power #Scandinaviannewsagency #Iraq #MuqtadaalSadr #snnmedia