Sadrist Movement

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The Sadrist Movement is an Iraqi Shiite political and social movement led by cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, known for its strong grassroots base, nationalist stance, and significant influence over post-2003 Iraqi politics.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sadrist movement 10
Sadrist Movement canonical 7
Sadrist Movement (Iraq) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shiite movement ⓘ
political movement ⓘ
social movement ⓘ
associatedWith clerical networks loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr ⓘ
mosques and religious institutions in Shiite areas ⓘ
baseOfSupport Sadr City residents ⓘ
Shiite communities in southern Iraq ⓘ
urban poor in Baghdad ⓘ
claimsLegacyOf Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr ⓘ
Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr ⓘ
country Iraq ⓘ
emergedAfter 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq ⓘ
founder Muqtada al-Sadr ⓘ
hasOrganizationalComponent religious seminaries and offices ⓘ
youth and student networks ⓘ
hasParamilitaryWing Mahdi Army ⓘ
linked to: Jaysh al-Mahdi

Peace Companies ⓘ
hasPoliticalPartyArm Alliance of Revolutionaries for Reform (Saairun) ⓘ
Sadrist parliamentary blocs ⓘ
hasPredecessor Sadrist trend ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist current
hasStanceOn limiting Iranian influence in Iraq ⓘ
opposing Western military presence ⓘ
reducing sectarianism in Iraqi politics ⓘ
ideology Iraqi nationalism ⓘ
Shiite Islamism ⓘ
populism ⓘ
influences Iraqi government formation ⓘ
Iraqi security policy ⓘ
Iraqi social services networks ⓘ
languageOfCommunication Arabic ⓘ
leader Muqtada al-Sadr ⓘ
namedAfter the al-Sadr family ⓘ
linked to: al-Sadr family
notableEvent mass protests in Baghdad and southern Iraq ⓘ
storming of Baghdad’s Green Zone in protest waves ⓘ
notableStronghold Sadr City ⓘ
opposes U.S. presence in Iraq after 2003 ⓘ
foreign military occupation of Iraq ⓘ
participatesIn Iraqi parliamentary politics ⓘ
politicalPosition Islamist ⓘ
big-tent ⓘ
syncretic ⓘ
provides charitable assistance in poor neighborhoods ⓘ
social services to supporters ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
religiousOrientation Shia Islam ⓘ
religiousSchool Twelver Shia ⓘ
supports Iraqi national sovereignty ⓘ
anti-corruption measures ⓘ
reform of Iraqi political system ⓘ
wasActiveIn Iraq War ⓘ
post-2003 Iraqi insurgency ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mahdi Army → alliedWith → Sadrist Movement ⓘ
Mahdi Army → politicalWing → Sadrist Movement ⓘ
Sadrist militias → ideology → Sadrist movement ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement
Sadrist militias → partOf → Sadrist movement ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement
Sadrist militias → hasPoliticalWing → Sadrist movement ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement
December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election → mainAlliance → Sadrist Movement-affiliated lists ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement
Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq → about → Sadrist movement ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement
Iraqi Shia militias → linkedTo → Sadrist Movement ⓘ
Iraqi political parties → includes → Sadrist Movement ⓘ
Muqtada al-Sadr → movement → Sadrist Movement ⓘ
Muqtada al-Sadr → founded → Sadrist Movement ⓘ
Peace Brigades → ideology → Sadrist movement ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement
Peace Brigades → partOf → Sadrist movement ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement
Peace Brigades → armedWingOf → Sadrist movement ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement
Saraya al-Salam → ideology → Sadrist movement ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement
Saraya al-Salam → partOf → Sadrist movement ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement
Saraya al-Salam → armedWingOf → Sadrist movement ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement
Sadrist current → hasPoliticalWing → Sadrist Movement (Iraq) ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement
Sadrist political bloc → hasPart → Sadrist Movement ⓘ