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Sunni tribal volunteers with national flags stand in formation during their graduation ceremony in Habaniyah, 80 kilometers west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

In Iraq, Tribes are Stronger than Judiciary

by Moed Fayad | Sep 14, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad–Iraqis are more likely to resort to their tribes to secure their rights in the absence of a rule-of-law and a strong state authority, legal and tribal sources said. In remarks to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, lawyer Azhar Al-Khafaji said that Iraqis are now...

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Weekly rallies in Baghdad are meant to pressure Iraq’s political leadership, Reuters

Sadrists Take Hammers Instead of Roses to Protests in Baghdad

by Moed Fayad | May 28, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- London- In a sudden reboot of the demonstrations, protestors once again clustered at the Liberation Square, Baghdad. Demonstrators attempted to crossover into the Green Zone, breaking through concrete barriers. An eyewitness at the location said that over...

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A demonstrator holds a picture of Moqtada al-Sadr during a demonstration in Baghdad, Reuters

Iraq on the Edge of the Abyss

by Moed Fayad | May 1, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad-Yesterday, Iraq officially has rested on the edge of the abyss, as the capital Baghdad witnessed a day of utter chaos after thousands of protestors barged into the Green Zone. Muqtada al-Sadr, Shi’ite leader of the Sadrist movement, was the one to call onto...

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Iraqi protesters amid the Liberation Square demonstrating against corruption and three premierships A.F.P

Gallows Erected in Baghdad Threatening Corrupt Officials

by Moed Fayad | Apr 20, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Iraqi capital, Baghdad, is caught up in a roaming chaos of protests and demonstrations. Movements and banners put up, contradictory to each other, to the extent that the viewer no longer is able to track down who is protesting against whom. The people of...

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AyadAllawi: Iraqis “bless the days” of Saddam Hussein

AyadAllawi: Iraqis “bless the days” of Saddam Hussein

by Moed Fayad | Jan 25, 2016 | Interviews

Baghdad- Ayad Allawi, former Vice President of Iraq, has come forward with the mistakes committed by politicians after overthrowing the previous regime, in a manner that has made Iraqis “bless the days” of former President Saddam Hussein. “We are responsible for what...