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In this Sunday, May 17, 2015 photo, Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders demand that Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi sends forces to protect their city and regain Ramadi shortly after Iraqi security forces withdraw from the city following an advance by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), during a press conference in Habaniyah town, 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo)

Opinion: Conspiracy Theories on ISIS Gains in Iraq

by Osman Mirghani | May 21, 2015 | Opinion

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) takeover of Ramadi, the largest city and the administrative center of the Anbar governorate in Iraq, is not the first incident that raises questions about the ultra-radical group’s bizarre nature and the way it operates. ISIS...

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Iraqi troops raise up their weapons as they arrive to support the Sunni anti-Al-Qaeda militia Awakening Movement in its fight against anti-government militants, including from the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 21, 2014. (AFP Photo/Stringer)

Iraq: Sunni tribes fighting ISIS welcome White House decision to “accelerate” support

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 21, 2015 | Middle East

Washington and Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The heads of prominent Sunni tribes involved in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq’s Anbar province have welcomed US President Barack Obama’s decision to speed up the support the US is already...

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This file photo released on Sunday, May 17, 2015, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the general view of the ancient Roman city of Palmyra, northeast of Damascus, Syria. (AP photo)

ISIS takes control of Syria’s Palmyra in westward advance

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 21, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Reuters—The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized full control of the historic city of Palmyra in central Syria on Thursday, just days after it captured a provincial capital in neighboring Iraq, suggesting momentum is building for the ultra-hardline...

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Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol a closed market area in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on May 21, 2015.
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Indian forces try to stop separatists’ march in Kashmir

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 21, 2015 | World

Srinagar, India, AP—Hundreds of government forces with automatic weapons patrolled the streets of Indian Kashmir’s main city to stop a rally by separatists to mark the anniversaries of the assassinations of two Kashmiri leaders. The two, Mirwaiz Mohammed Farooq...