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Displaced people (Source: Reuters)

Fallujah the First City Occupied by ISIS…Still in Destruction

by Ma'ad Fayad | Nov 9, 2016 | Middle East

Fallujah – The road from Baghdad to Fallujah has many checkpoints where people’s ID’s are detected, in addition to the place they come from, their destinations, and the reasons behind their visit – however, the press card can answer all these...

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Protesters and family members of 9/11 victims hold placards in front of the White House regarding President Barack Obama’s threatened veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in Washington, U.S., September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Advocates, Insurance Companies Let JASTA See the Light

by Ma'ad Fayad | Oct 24, 2016 | World

Washington- Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) and after a long debate, is finally under the spotlight of the international arena without any applause or welcoming — some critics said that the act was born dead. It took JASTA around eight years before...

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Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi speaks during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad, April 20, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani)

Former Iraqi PM: Saudi Ambassador Spoke about his Assassination with Evidence

by Ma'ad Fayad | Aug 28, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Former Iraqi Prime Minister and head of Iraqi National Accord Iyad Allawi said that Saudi Arabia has always wanted the best for Iraq and its people. He denied any allegations that Saudi Arabia interferes in the Iraqi affairs. PM Allawi said that there are...

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Yazidi Kurdish women chant slogans during a protest against ISIS in Dohuk, northern Iraq, Aug. 3, 2015. Photo by Seivan M. Salim/AP

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Runs Training Camp to Play a Part in Mosul Liberation Campaign

by Ma'ad Fayad | Jul 31, 2016 | World

Dahuk(Iraqi Kurdistan)-Baghdad- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) currently runs a training camp at Sulaymaniyah, which is located in Iraqi Kurdistan and controlled by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is led by former Iraqi Kurdistan...

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Caption: Iraqi pro-government forces take part in a rehearsal for a military parade in the streets of Baghdad on Tuesday. Road closures and streets clogged with military vehicles caused intense gridlock in the Iraqi capital. SABAH ARAR / AFP – Getty Images

Iraqi Military Parade Closes Roads, Causes Gridlock

by Ma'ad Fayad | Jul 13, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Iraqis woke up on Monday to chaos and traffic on all three bridges that lead to Baghdad. With a temperature reaching 48 degrees, citizens were trapped inside their cars in the streets unable to get to work or to return home. The reason behind all of that was...