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Former Iraqi finance minister Rafie Al-Issawi attends an anti-government demonstration in Ramadi, 62 miles (100 kilometers) west of Baghdad, on March 1, 2013. (Reuters/Ali Al-Mashhadani)

Exiled Sunni politician to be nominated as Iraq’s defense minister: source

by Ma'ad Fayad | Sep 30, 2014 | Middle East

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—“Serious steps” are being taken to clear an exiled Iraqi politician of terror charges as a prelude to his nomination as minister of defense, sources close to Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi informed Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday. “Iraq’s judiciary...

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Masked anti-government gunmen hold their weapons as they patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, on Saturday, March 15, 2014. (AP Photo)

Iraq: Sunni leader says Fallujah under complete ISIS control

by Ma'ad Fayad | May 8, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group is in complete control of the city of Fallujah and there are no government forces within the city limits, former Iraqi finance minister and deputy prime minister Rafie...

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Iraqi Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi attends an anti-government demonstration in Ramadi, 100 km (62 miles) west of Baghdad, March 1, 2013. (REUTERS/Ali al-Mashhadani)

Rafie Issawi: The View from Ramadi

by Ma'ad Fayad | Apr 14, 2013 | Interviews

Ramadi, Asharq Al-Awsat—On the road from Baghdad to Anbar Province’s capital city of Ramadi on our way to meet with Rafi Al-Issawi, the recently resigned finance minister of Iraq and leading member of the Iraqiya Coalition headed by Iyad Allawi, it was inevitable that...