“From the first day that ISIS was appearing we were warning the government. We said all of Iraq is in danger and if Anbar falls, the rest of the country will follow.”
BAGHDAD, Iraq — From an over-stuffed, gold-rimmed sofa at his home in Baghdad’s wealthy Mansour neighborhood, sheikh Hamid al-Hayes has watched his home province of Anbar
Iraq’s Shia militias say they’ll facilitate the transition of power from former Prime Minister Maliki to his successor. But smooth sailing is not guaranteed.
BAGHDAD, Iraq — As Iraq appears set for the country’s first peaceful transition of power in over 10 years, a wildcard remains: the powerful Shia militias policing the capital's streets and fighting on the front lines, holding back Sunni militants with their sights
‘Frankly if your mother and father hadn’t been with you, I would have killed you,’ a Shia militia fighter told Ra’id a few weeks ago.
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Talk to any young man in Baghdad's mostly Sunni neighborhood of Adhamiya and you'll hear the same story: as tensions have risen over the past month, their friends have fled. "They've all left!" laughs Ra'id, a recently married 28-year-old man
