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Reuters The Tragic Career of Ahmad Chalabi
He failed to lead Iraq out of the conflict his deceptions helped launch. He had the potential to do so much better.
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David Guttenfelder / AP The Forgotten Bombing That Ushered in an Age of Sectarian War
A 2003 explosion in Najaf was to the Middle East’s Sunni-Shiite war what Gavrilo Princip’s bullets were to the First World War. I was there.
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Wikimedia/Reuters Who Were the Paris Attackers Working For?
If there’s a difference between ISIS and al-Qaeda, it's lost on self-styled jihadists.
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Youssaf Boudlal/Reuters Finally, Some Good News in the Fight Against ISIS
Recent Iraqi victories challenge the narrative that ISIS is both an irresistible force and an immovable object.
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Stringer/Reuters ISIS: A Short History
The terrorist group's evolution from fervid fantasy to death cult
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Ari Jalal/Reuters The Iraqi Minorities in ISIS's Crosshairs
Communities face existential danger as the Islamic State marches on.
