What is Moqtada al-Sadr doing in Turkey?
Moqtada al-Sadr in Istanbul. Source: al-Sharq al-Awsat. We haven’t heard much lately from Moqtada al-Sadr, the erstwhile leader of the Sadrist movement and the Jaysh al-Mahdi who is reportedly living in Iran. Sadr has not been officially been seen in public since June of 2007, and last appeared on the media in al-Jazeera ...
Moqtada al-Sadr in Istanbul. Source: al-Sharq al-Awsat.
Moqtada al-Sadr in Istanbul. Source: al-Sharq al-Awsat.
We haven’t heard much lately from Moqtada al-Sadr, the erstwhile leader of the Sadrist movement and the Jaysh al-Mahdi who is reportedly living in Iran. Sadr has not been officially been seen in public since June of 2007, and last appeared on the media in al-Jazeera interview in May 2008. So it is a bit of a surprise to see him suddenly appear in Turkey for two days of talks. What’s he up to?
According to Turkish reports, Sadr met with Prime Minister Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, along with other Turkish officials.No official statement was released from the meetings with Turkish officials.