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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki speaks on US-Iraqi relations at the United States Institute of Peace on October 31, 2013 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN)

Opinion: Maliki and ISIS are both part of the problem

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 16, 2014 | Opinion

Controversy over the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Al-Nusra Front first erupted in 2012. Some denied that they were present in Syria, while many others thought the two groups had nothing to do with Al-Qaeda, and that they were really part of Syrian...

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A view of signs and the road of Suleiman Beg, north of Baghdad, on June 13, 2014. (Reuters/Stringer)

Opinion: Farewell, Iraq

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jun 16, 2014 | Opinion

The loss of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki’s authority over large swaths of Iraq is due to several reasons. First, there is the ideological blindness, personal greed and sectarian sentiments that took hold of the leader of the Islamic Da’wa Party and the head of...

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Trucks carrying Iraqi volunteers to fight alongside the Iraqi security forces against Jihadist militants, leave a recruitment center on June 15, 2014 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)

Iraq insurgent advance slows, US sends carrier to Gulf

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 15, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—An offensive by insurgents that threatens to dismember Iraq seemed to slow on Saturday after days of lightning advances as government forces regained some territory in counterattacks, easing pressure on the Shi’ite-led government in Baghdad. As...

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Opinion: The ISIS Dilemma

by Bakir Oweida | Jun 14, 2014 | Opinion

Perhaps it would be courageous for the US and the UK to take the initiative and acknowledge the repercussions of their floundering policies, both on their own countries as well as on the Iraqi people and Arab world. However, it is not enough to merely acknowledge...

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The Iranian flag wave in front of a UN building where closed-door nuclear talks take place at the International Center Vienna, Austria, Thursday, May 15, 2014. The talks between Iran and six world powers have entered an ambitious new stage with the two sides sitting down to start drafting the text of a final deal. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Alarmed by Iraq, Iran open to shared role with US, Iran official says

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 13, 2014 | Middle East

Ankara, Reuters—Shi’te Muslim Iran is so alarmed by Sunni insurgent gains in Iraq that it may be willing to cooperate with Washington in helping Baghdad fight back, a senior Iranian official told Reuters. The idea is being discussed internally among the Islamic...