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In this Dec. 18, 2015 photo security forces deploy in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Local officials blame the lack of security forces, many of them have been dispatched to front lines, for the soaring thefts, armed robberies, kidnapping for ransom, bloody tribal disputes and drug trafficking. Residents complain that political infighting over government posts and growing influence of Shiite militias have exacerbated the situation and weakened the role of the remaining security forces in the province. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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Iraqi Security Forces search vehicles in Basra- Reuters
Iraqi Clan Clashes and Sistani Condemns Attacks on Sunni Mosques
The Shiite Marja’ (religious reference), Ayatollah Ali Sistani, denounced recent bombing of Sunni mosques in the Diyala governorate (65 Km East Baghdad), which is an area diverse in ethnicities and sects of Shiite factions and militants. Moreover, Abdul Mahdi...Caption:
Iraqi soldiers search vehicles on the outskirts of Basra January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani
Iraqi Force to Disarm Tribal Fighters in Basra
BASRA, Iraq- Iraq sent an armoured army division and a police strike force into the southern oil city of Basra to disarm residents at a time of escalating clashes between rival Shiite Muslim tribes, a local official and three security sources reported on Friday. Major...Caption:
Members of Iraqi security forces arrive in Anbar Province, to reinforce Iraqi security forces in Ramadi, June 17, 2014. (Reuters/Osama Al-Dulaimi)
Iraq’s Sunnis dividing over ISIS
Basra and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants advance on Baghdad on Friday, Iraq’s Sunnis are participating on both sides of the battle despite almost universal anger towards Shi’ite Prime Minster Nuri Al-Maliki. Factions of...Caption:
People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. (AP)