ISIS

ISIS Is Gloating

2019-10-15

The best one could say about Americas abandonment of the Kurds is that they should have known we would sell them out eventually.

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Where the Periphery Dominates

2019-07-21

After the defeat of the Islamic State, the balance of power in Iraqs Nineveh Governorate is changing.

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Iraq Prepares to Evict U.S. Troops

2019-03-22

Pro-Iran factions are pushing for the move just as the Islamic State is starting to hit back.

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Leaving Syria

2019-01-15

The main argument is that it is a mistake to think that ISIS has been defeated just because the last town that it held has been liberated...

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The True Origins of ISIS

2018-12-02

A secret biography suggests that Abu Ali al-Anbari defined the group’s radical approach more than any other person.

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Concepts needed to be understood by governing groups and security dialectics, Iraqi journalist

2018-06-11

Since the downfall of Mosul city and the start of liberation operations, I warned, many times, against the polarization of international media organs, taking into consideration that they try to get the information without any heed to ethical values

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The Man Who Could Shape Iraq's Future

2018-05-19

Moqtada al-Sadr, who once led part of the insurgency against U.S. troops in Iraq, may pick the next prime minister.

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Trump Can’t Afford to Forget About Iraq

2018-04-06

Having won the war, will the United States end up yet again squandering the peace?

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Syrian Kurds hold hundreds of foreign ISIS... and no one wants them back

2018-03-12

Kurd officials appeal for help to deal with dangerous captives not one of their European allies has agreed to take them

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Islamic State has been stashing millions of dollars in Iraq and abroad

2018-02-26

As their so-called caliphate crumbles, the jihadists are saving up to fight another day

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The Fuzzy Math of Funding Iraq's Reconstruction

2018-02-20

The country is not getting all the money it is asking for, which is probably just as well.

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One in four Iraqi children live in poverty after war with Isis, United Nations says

2018-02-12

World leaders can show that we are willing to invest in children that we are willing to invest in rebuilding a stable Iraq

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Iraq reconstruction investment urged by World Bank's IFC

2018-02-12

Reconstruction of Iraq after war with Islamic State may cost $100bn

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The Lost Children of ISIS

2018-01-03

Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov says he wants to rescue orphans. But what is really behind his humanitarian campaign?

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The Remarkable Resilience of the Prime Minister of Iraq

2018-01-02

In December, Haider alAbadi declared victory over ISIS. But with Iranian militias still to contend with and tensions with the Kurds high, challenges to peace remain.

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Millions mark key Shia commemoration in Iraq holy city

2017-11-10

Arbaeen is a significant Shia religious festival marking the end of the 40-day mourning period for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein

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Qatar 'maybe' supported al-Qaeda in Syria, says former PM

2017-10-31

Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani said that if there had been a relationship with Al-Nusra Front, the support eventually came to an end

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Forever homeless? The forgotten Arabs of Sinjar

2017-10-02

Driven from their villages to Mosul, then into refugee camps, hundreds lose hope of return

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Iraq angered by transfer of ISIS from Lebanese border to east Syria

2017-08-30

Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi calls evacuating the militants to region near Iraq alarming and unacceptable

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ISIS After Mosul

2017-07-15

ISIS relies on its ability to attract young people to join its ranks, by offering frustrated individuals an ideologically charged sense of purpose

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