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An Iraqi soldier looks on as smoke rises from oil wells in the Ajil field east of the city of Tikrit in the Salahuddin province, March 4, 2015. REUTERS/ Mahmoud Raouf


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A member of Iraqi pro-government forces stands on the frontline on October 21, 2016 near the village of Tall al-Tibah, some 30 kilometers south of Mosul, during an operation to retake the main hub city from ISIS. BULENT KILIC / AFP


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Tikrit, located 160 kilometer’s north of Baghdad, was the second city to fall to ISIS in 2014 as the jihadists swept through large areas north and west of the capital (AFP Photo/)


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A file photo of a Syrian national flag fluttering next to the Islamic State’s slogan at a roundabout where executions were carried out by ISIS militants in the city of Palmyra


Opinion: The Hero

Opinion: The Hero

The image of a hero in Arab and global heritage is almost the same. He must be a knight and noble, be able to use a sword skilfully, protect the weak, be courageous and forgiving and must not oppress the innocent, kill children or raise his hand to a woman. In the...
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In this Sunday, May 17, 2015 photo, Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders demand that Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi sends forces to protect their city and regain Ramadi shortly after Iraqi security forces withdraw from the city following an advance by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), during a press conference in Habaniyah town, 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo)