Sadrists demand better services as they mark ninth anniversary of war . But inspectors later found that Baghdad had attempted to conceal some weapons-related research from the international community , but that Iraq had been effectively disarmed under U.N. sanctions in the 1990s . The United Nations says more than 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict between government forces and rebels since March 2011. The cleric urges followers to stay united in opposing the United States and Israel .
Sadrists demand better services as they mark ninth anniversary of war . The United Nations says more than 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict between government forces and rebels since March 2011. The cleric urges followers to stay united in opposing the United States and Israel .