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Gary R. Bunt

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

The conclusion of an excellent series, including discussion on ‘Mosul Eye’ (which I refer to in Hashtag Islam). Discover More…

Husham al Hashimi

Independent, Husham al Hashimi: Renowned Iraqi scholar assassinated outside his home in Baghdad Discover More…

'Islamic State'

BBC, Global News Podcast features Quentin Sommerville's report on 'Islamic State''s presence in Kurdish controlled camps, and the impact of Covid-19 (6:52 in) Discover More…

Yazidi Victim Confronts Perpetrator

Lena Kara, Mail Online, 'Do you have feelings? Do you have any honour?' Discover More…

Iraq Protests

An image from the Iraq protests Discover More…

Iran Cable Leak

Leaked Iran cables in focus here:
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Iraq Protests (updated)

Iraq protests - selected links and information Discover More…

IS Chemical Weapons Expert

VOA, Iraq Sentences Islamic State’s Woman Chemical Weapons Expert Discover More…

Shoura

VOA News, Shoura: An experiment in reconciliation in post-Islamic State Iraq, 31 Aug 2019
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Yazidi Survival

BBC Outlook, Secret SMS texts saved my family from IS
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Kotey & Elsheikh Interview

CNN, One of the ISIS 'Beatles' says he's sorry. Will confessions save these fighters from death row? Discover More…

IS 'caliphate' 'ended'

Guardian, Isis defeated, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces announce
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Hair-raising hipsters of Baghdad

Guardian, The hair-raising hipsters of Baghdad – in pictures
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Sistani profile

TRT World, Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani’s influence over Iraq
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Iraq's Post ISIS Campaign of Revenge

A sobering essential long-read by Ben Taub (and associated photographers): New Yorker, Shallow Graves/Iraq's Post ISIS Campaign of Revenge Discover More…

'Islamic State' Genocide: Report

NPR, Islamic State Dumped At Least 6,000 Bodies In Mass Graves In Iraq, U.N. Says

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Mosul Eye

Guardian, Lucy Lamble, Small Changes, The Mosul historian who risked his life to blog about life under Isis – podcast, 26 Sep 2018 "When his beloved city was occupied by Islamic State, Iraqi Omar Mohammed was determined to document every atrocity – as anonymous blogger Mosul Eye" Essential listening
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