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Smoke plumes are visible over buildings in the Iraqi town of Hit, in western Anbar province, 85 miles (140 km) west of Baghdad.
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Baghdad not doing enough to combat ISIS in Anbar: tribal chief

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 31, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The government is not doing enough to help Iraq’s restive western Anbar province against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a prominent Anbar tribal chief told Asharq Al-Awsat. Dulaim tribal chief Majid Al-Ali Al-Suleiman said: “We...

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Iraqi forces on an armored personnel carrier advance in the Jurf Al-Sakhr area, north of the Shi’ite shrine city of Karbala, on October 30, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/HAIDAR HAMDANI)

ISIS kills 220 Iraqis from tribe that opposed them

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 31, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants executed at least 220 Iraqis in retaliation against a tribe’s opposition to their takeover of territory west of Baghdad, security sources and witnesses said. Two mass graves were discovered on...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani adjusts a translation headphone during a news conference in New York, United States, on Friday, September 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Opinion: Karbala via Glasgow

by Amir Taheri | Oct 31, 2014 | Opinion

Anxious to reach agreement with the P5+1 on Iran’s nuclear program, President Hassan Rouhani is trying to mobilize support for his divisive policy. Last month, he tried to woo nationalists with a speech in which there was no mention of Islam, let alone the “Supreme...