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A damaged mosque is seen amidst destroyed vehicles and other debris in Tikrit, Iraq, April 1, 2015. The Iraqi government claimed victory over Islamic State insurgents in Tikrit on Wednesday after a month-long battle for the city supported by Shi’ite militiamen and U.S.-led air strikes, saying that only small pockets of resistance remained.

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ISIS Loses Sunnite Base in Western Provinces

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 11, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad-After kicking out Al-Qaeda from Al Anbar, west of Iraq in 2007, and forming Iraqi Sahwa forces no one from the Iraqi political figures expected a new version of this organization be born after years. Yet, this time the purpose was not to expand in Al Anbar...

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A member of the Iraqi security forces stand guard outside a polling station during provincial elections on April 20, 2013, in the northern city of Kirkuk. (AFP PHOTO/MARWAN IBRAHIM)

Announcement of Douri’s Arrest Sparks Speculation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Rumors that Iraqi officials were searching for Izzat Al-Douri, Saddam Hussein’s former vice president and current secretary of the now-outlawed Ba’ath party, emerged late last week. The news came on the eve of Iraq’s first elections...