The Iraqi elections have a surprise front-runner: a coalition led by a firebrand militia leader who opposes the U.S. presence in the country
Monday, May 14, 2018 6:03 PM EST
Moktada al-Sadr, a firebrand militia leader whose forces once battled American troops in Iraq and were implicated in widespread atrocities against civilians, has emerged as the surprise front-runner in the Iraqi national elections, according to Iraqi election officials.
Mr. Sadr’s soldiers were fierce opponents of American forces on the battlefields of Iraq. And as a political leader, he has strongly condemned the American troop presence in Iraq.
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