Download PDF: This Isn't Saudi Arabia's First ISIS Problem. By Abbas Kadhim Since the appearance of the self-described Islamic State—formerly the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)—many analysts tried to trace its political, historical, and ideological genesis. In this article I will draw the attention to some striking parallels between ISIL and the Saudi Ikhwan, an
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Download PDF: Dream on hold - Despite a string of military successes, the Kurds are nowhere near independence PESHMERGA militiamen pile armchairs and sofas high on a removal van as they decamp from the dam above Mosul to the plain below. Mosul, Iraq’s second city and the nerve centre of Islamic State (IS), lies in their sights. Thanks to coalition arms, training and air powe
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Iraq’s Kurds may be moving closer to statehood. But their progress towards democracy leaves much to be desired n the photo, Iraqi Kurdish policemen stand guard outside the United Nations offices in Erbil during a pro-independence demonstration on August 23, 2014. Photo credit: SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images “Independence and the right of self-determination is our sup
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