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Fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). AFP 2016 / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

The Difference between PMF and Awakening

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jan 8, 2017 | Opinion

Recent warnings from international organizations of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) had brought the militia back to the front as a dangerous organization. There is a serious campaign trying to mislead the public by comparing it to other organizations like the...

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An Arab Awakening in a Moment of Necessity

by Fouad Matar | Jan 13, 2016 | Opinion

This is what took place on the grounds of the Arab League on Sunday the 10th January 2016 – the Arab awakening if we may call it, and long overdue it was. However, in the end it took place during a moment of necessity to ward off the possibilities of harm. As a result...

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Relatives carry the coffin of an Iraqi soldier killed by militants during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, April 28, 2013. (Reuters/Haider Ala)

Anbar tribal sheikhs “eager” for talks as violence escalates

by Hamza Mustafa | Jun 7, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi authorities announced that gunmen killed at least 14 travelers at a fake checkpoint at a remote desert site in Al-Anbar province on Wednesday in what appears to be an escalation of the sectarian violence gripping the country. The attack...

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Sunni Muslims chant “Allahu Akbar”, meaning “God is great”, during an anti-government demonstration in Falluja, 50 km (31 miles) west of Baghdad April 26, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohanned Faisal)

Iraqi Sunni cleric calls on Anbar protesters to stand firm

by Hamza Mustafa | May 17, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Leading Iraqi Sunni cleric, Abdul Malik Al-Saadi, has accused some parties of putting pressure on the demonstrators to return to their homes before prospective negotiations with the government begins. In a public statement, Saadi said: “Some...

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Sunni tribal leader Sheikh Ahmad Abu-Rishah attends an anti-government demonstration in Ramadi, 100 km (62 miles) west of Baghdad, February 15, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohammed Al-Kubaisi)

Anbar’s Abu Rishah Says Protesters Ready for Dialogue or Defense

by Ma'ad Fayad | May 1, 2013 | Features

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The struggle in Iraq between the government of Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and the largely Sunni protesters occupying town and city squares across the country has been kept out of the headlines by the war in Syria. This has not been changed...