RYAN LUCASQASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Washington Examiner

Home Authors Posts by RYAN LUCASQASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA

4 POSTS 0 COMMENTS

FILE - In this Saturday, March 28, 2009 file photo, Sahwa, or Awakening Council members stand guard in the Dora area of southern Baghdad, Iraq. Over the past month, militants led by the extremist Islamic State group overpowered the military and the Sahwa, seizing control of most of the Sunni-dominated areas of Iraq. The jihadis have systematically killed dozens of former Sahwa leaders, forced others to flee and recruited the remaining foot soldiers through intimidation. (AP Photo/Loay Hameed, File)

News

Iraq Sunni militias pinched by jihadis, corruption

RYAN LUCASQASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA -

July 25, 2014 10:55 am

In this Sunday, July 6, 2014 photo, a displaced Iraqi family who fled from Baqouba after advances by Islamic militants, sits in their tent at a camp in Khanaqin, 90 miles (140 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Adam Hadei)

News

Iraqi parliament squabbles over when to next meet

RYAN LUCASQASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA -

July 7, 2014 7:21 pm

FILE - In this March 26, 2010 file photo, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks to the press in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Maliki said in a statement issued by his office Friday, July 4, 2014, that he will fight until the Islamic militants who have overrun much of the country are defeated, suggesting he won't step down despite pressure for him to do so. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

News

Iraq’s al-Maliki signals his intent to stay in job

RYAN LUCASQASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA -

July 4, 2014 7:59 pm

Iraqi federal policemen patrol in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib suburb, Iraq, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Iraqi troops backed by helicopter gunships launched an operation early Saturday aimed at dislodging Sunni militants from the northern city of Tikrit, one of two major urban centers they seized in recent weeks in a dramatic blitz across the country. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

News

Iraq forces launch push for insurgent-held city

RYAN LUCASQASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA -

June 28, 2014 8:37 pm