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Iraq

Why some Iraqis would rather try their luck under Sunni Extremists

contributors 06/16/2014

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Why some Iraqis would rather try their luck under ISIL (via GlobalPost)

ERBIL, Iraq — Five days after fleeing Mosul in northern Iraq, Ahmed says he’s now more nervous than ever. But it’s not the Al Qaeda-inspired extremists who took over his hometown that have him worried. No, he’s scared of what his own military might…



 

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