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Counter-Terrorism: Industrial Decapitation In Action
Strategy Page· 6 days agoFor centuries the Sunni Arab minority in Iraq was one of the best educated and entrepreneurial in the Arab world. In the 1960s there was another coup and the Baath Socialist ...
Three Iraqis remember IS horrors in Mosul a decade on
Digital Journal· 6 days agoThe Sunni Muslim extremists seized Mosul on June 10, 2014 and the group’s then leader, Abu Bakr al-...
Former Isis leader was subjected to sexual torture in US military prison in Iraq, widow says
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHer late husband was “conservative but open minded”, Umm Hudaifa asserted, but his year-long...
The pilgrimage sites of Iraq's timeless and holy cities
BBC News· 19 hours agoTravellers to what was once was the spiritual centre of the world can learn about the region's long...
Iraq: Winning The War And Losing The Peace
Strategy Page· 3 days agoJune 26, 2018: The current parliament ends on June 30 and a newly elected parliament is supposed to take its place. It will be a few months before that happens and then the members of the new ...
Widow of IS leader reveals details of their life together
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoUS-run Camp Bucca, 300 miles (500km) south-east of Baghdad, in October 2004 [Getty Images] She says...
Iraq: Policing The Blood Lands
Strategy Page· 2 days agoApril 23, 2020: ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) is still the greatest security threat and so far this year has killed 170 civilians and security personnel. A covid19 death can easily be mistaken for pneumonia.
Iran: Victories And Deceits
Strategy Page· 4 days agoOctober 31, 2019: While the current unrest in Iraq is mainly about corruption, there is also an anti-Iran undertone. The Iranians have taken advantage of the many corrupt government officials ...
Iraq: Rage Against The Machines
Strategy Page· 5 days agoNovember 23, 2021: The November 7 attack on the prime minister and its aftermath did not work out to Iran’s advantage. The attack caused some material damage and wounded a few security personnel ...