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Gunmen fighters walk in the streets of the city of Ramadi on December 30, 2013. (Reuters/Ali al-Mashhadani)

Iraq: Tribes, ISIS face off in Anbar

by Hamza Mustafa | Jan 3, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Violent clashes continued in Iraq’s western province of Anbar on Friday after local tribes cooperating with security forces recaptured several police stations from Al-Qaeda fighters. The conflict comes as Iraqi forces seek to dislodge...

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Residents gather to protest near the house of prominent Sunni Muslim lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani, in the centre of Ramadi, on December 29, 2013. (Reuters/Ali al-Mashhadani)

Iraq: Deadly clashes in Anbar amid confusion over protest agreement

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 30, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Deadly clashes were reported in the city of Ramadi in Iraq’s Anbar province as Baghdad government spokesman Mohammad Al-Askari claimed that a deal had been reached to end the months-long protest in the flashpoint western city. Agence...

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Iraqi security forces arrest 13 leaders from Al-Qaeda affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Anbar, Iraq, on December 14, 2012. (AFP/Stringer)

Iraq: Government continues offensive against ISIS

by Hamza Mustafa | Dec 27, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi military operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has entered its second phase, with the country’s military chasing down Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Anbar province and other desert areas, an Iraqi military source...

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Sheikh Abdel Malik Al-Saadi (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Sheikh Abdel Malik Al-Saadi: Iraq’s electoral system is illegitmate

by Ma'ad Fayad | Dec 18, 2013 | Interviews

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—The senior Sunni cleric Abdel Malik Al-Saadi has come to play a prominent role in the protests that have recently rocked the Sunni-majority provinces of Iraq. Though he reportedly turned down the chance to become Iraq’s Grand Mufti in 2007 and...