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File photo of statue of Abbasid-era poet Abu Tammam in Mosul before its destruction by ISIS. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
by Afrah Shawqi | Jul 3, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—It seems the only thing that Iraqi insurgents—whether they are affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or otherwise—share in common is their preoccupation with a dark side of history and their refusal to acknowledge the...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki gives a joint press conference with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (unseen) in Baghdad about the situation in Iraq and Syria on January 13, 2014. (AFP/Ahmed Saad)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 18, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad and Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Sunni Arab, Shi’ite and Kurdish political parties are exchanging accusations over the recent victories by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the country, amid fears of the outbreak of a sectarian civil war. The...