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The Many Lives and Deaths of Iraq, as Witnessed by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

The Intercept Briefing

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The Rise and Fall of ISIS in Iraq

To understand ISIS you have to sit in the context of the Arab Spring. The Sunni towns, again, start with popular demonstrations. In the time of chaos, the jihadis emerged as the people who would save the civilians. And this is the trump card they play every single time.

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