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Refugees fleeing from Mosul head to the self-ruled northern Kurdish region in Erbil, Iraq, 217 miles (350 kilometers) north of Baghdad, on Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 17, 2014 | Middle East
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is seeking to win over the residents of Iraq’s second city, Mosul, by offering them greater security and cheap power and water. While many Iraqi families initially fled after the militant group and its...
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Osama Al-Nujayfi,the speaker of the Iraqi parliament
by Ma'ad Fayad | Apr 17, 2013 | Interviews
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Al-Nujaifi, the speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives and a leading figure in Al-Iraqiya coalition led by Iyad Allawi, was once among the most optimistic of Iraqi leaders and officials about the direction of the country’s...
