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...
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...
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...