Sadrist current

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The Sadrist current is an Iraqi Shiite Islamist political and religious movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr, influential for its populist stance, mass following among the urban poor, and significant role in post-2003 Iraqi politics.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sadrist current canonical 1
Sadrist trend 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shiite Islamist movement ⓘ
political movement ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ
alliedWith Iraqi Communist Party (during Sairoon Alliance) ⓘ
armedWing Mahdi Army ⓘ
linked to: Jaysh al-Mahdi

Peace Companies ⓘ
associatedWithCleric Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ⓘ
Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr ⓘ
country Iraq ⓘ
founder Muqtada al-Sadr ⓘ
hasPart Mahdi Army ⓘ
Peace Companies ⓘ
hasPoliticalWing Alliance of Revolutionaries for Reform ⓘ
Sadrist Movement (Iraq) ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist Movement

Sairoon Alliance ⓘ
ideology Iraqi nationalism ⓘ
Islamism ⓘ
Shiite Islamism ⓘ
populism ⓘ
influences Iraqi parliamentary politics ⓘ
street politics in Iraq ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
leader Muqtada al-Sadr ⓘ
namedAfter Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr ⓘ
notableAction mobilized followers in Sadr City ⓘ
organized mass protests against corruption in Iraq ⓘ
participated in Iraqi parliamentary elections ⓘ
operatesIn Baghdad ⓘ
Basra Governorate ⓘ
Sadr City ⓘ
opposes United States military presence in Iraq ⓘ
perceived Iranian interference in Iraq ⓘ
sectarian quota system in Iraq ⓘ
politicalPosition anti-establishment ⓘ
populist ⓘ
religious conservative ⓘ
positionInIraqiPolitics major post-2003 political force ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
religiousAuthorityClaim based on legacy of the al-Sadr clerical family ⓘ
religiousOrientation Shia Islam ⓘ
religiousTradition Twelver Shia ⓘ
roleInEvent 2016 Baghdad Green Zone protests ⓘ
2019–2021 Iraqi protests ⓘ
Iraqi civil conflict (post-2003) ⓘ
Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) ⓘ
linked to: Iraqi insurgency
socialBase Shiite underclass in Baghdad ⓘ
southern Iraqi Shiite communities ⓘ
urban poor in Iraq ⓘ
supports Iraqi state sovereignty ⓘ
anti-corruption reforms ⓘ
electoral reform in Iraq ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Mahdi Army → religiousAffiliation → Sadrist current ⓘ
Sadrist Movement → hasPredecessor → Sadrist trend ⓘ
linked to: Sadrist current