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Sunni tribesmen take part in military training, as they prepare to fight against militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on the outskirts of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, on November 16, 2014. (Reuters/Ali Al-Mashhadani)

Iraq: Head of Anbar tribe calls on government to fulfil promises of assistance in fight against ISIS

by Hamza Mustafa | Nov 24, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The head of the prominent Sunni Dulaim tribe from the country’s western Anbar province has called on the Iraqi government to “make good on its promises” to tribesmen in the province fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), amid a...

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Militant Islamist fighters wave flags as they take part in a military parade along the streets of Syria’s northern Raqqa province on June 30, 2014. (Reuters)

Iraqi Tribal Revolutionaries say prepared to accept ISIS caliphate

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jul 9, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi Tribal Revolutionaries coalition—which has previously announced its rejection of the Baghdad central government and its intention to enter the capital and topple Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki—has said it is prepared to support...

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Anbar tribal chief Ali Hatim Al-Suleimani talks to Asharq Al-Awsat. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

There is a “tribal revolution” in Iraq: Anbar tribal chief

by Hamza Mustafa | Jun 17, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—A prominent Anbar tribal chief has denied that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is responsible for the recent unrest in Iraq, portraying the situation as a “tribal revolution” against the government of Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, in...