The Sadr movement emerged as one of the kingmakers in Iraqi politics in March , when it won 39 parliamentary seats . Muqtada al-Sadr has been in Iran since 2007 . The US and its allies have long accused the Iraqi Shiite cleric of being a terrorist who is trying to destabilize Iraq by sowing sectarian strife among Iraq's Sunni minority. His political bloc was a kingmaker after elections in March .
Muqtada al-Sadr has been in Iran since 2007 . The US and its allies have long accused the Iraqi Shiite cleric of being a terrorist who is trying to destabilize Iraq by sowing sectarian strife among Iraq's Sunni minority. His political bloc was a kingmaker after elections in March .