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Archives: Salafis
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![Baghdad gov’t paralysis allows ISIL to blow up nearly 100 Children, Women & Men](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/baghdad-govt-paralysis-allows-is-187x137.jpg)
Baghdad gov’t paralysis made capital vulnerable to massive ISIL bombings
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) launched a series of suicide car and truck bombs in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing nearly 100 and wounding nearly 200…![Iraq: Eastern front against ISIL slowed by Internal Iraqi Divisions, Unenthusiastic USAF](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/iraq-eastern-front-against-isil-187x137.jpg)
Iraq: Eastern front against ISIL slowed by Internal Divisions, Unenthusiastic USAF
By Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | - - Iraqi fighters in Anbar are waiting to push the Islamic State group out of cities like Ramadi. But they wonder when it will happen,…![Al-Qaeda in Syria Leader: Kill Alawite Minority, Russians; Christians fear West Backs Him](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/al-qaeda-in-syria-leader-kill-al-187x137.jpg)
Al-Qaeda in Syria Leader: Kill Alawite Minority, Russians; Christians fear West Backs Him
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The leader of al-Qaeda in Syria, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, has called for an escalation in attacks on the population centers of the Alawite…![Syria, Reserve army of Terrorism: Taliban Uzbek in Suicide Bombing of Shiite Village](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/syria-reserve-army-of-terrorism-187x137.jpg)
Syria, Reserve army of Terrorism: Taliban Uzbek in Suicide Bombing of Shiite Village
By Joanna Paraszczuk and Barno Anvar | ( RFE/ RL ) An Uzbek militant has carried out a suicide truck bombing in the predominantly Shi'ite town of Fua in Idlib Province, part…![Iraq: Shiite Militia Abuses Mar Fight Against ISIS](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/iraq-shiite-militia-abuses-mar-f-187x137.jpg)
Iraq: Shiite Militia Abuses Mar Fight Against ISIS
Human Rights Watch | - - (Washington) – Iraqi government-backed militias carried out widespread destruction of homes and shops around the city of Tikrit in March and April 2015 in violation of…![Can a Loose Federal system save Syria and Iraq?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/can-a-loose-federal-system-save-187x137.jpg)
Can a Loose Federal system save Syria and Iraq?
By Jerome Joffe | (Informed Comment) | - - In recent months, prospects for applying the principles of federation and constitutional protection for minorities as a basic political solution for the conflicts…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/imagescms-image-000023711-187x137.jpg)
Can Iraq’s Shiite Militias save the Country from Sectarian Division? Qais al-Khazali thinks So
By Mohammed al-Zaidi | Najaf | (Niqash.org) | - - NIQASH meets Qais al-Khazali, head of one of Iraq's most feared militias. The cleric and soldier answered critics, talking about what to…![Is Syria doomed to become Sunni version of Theocratic Iran?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/is-syria-doomed-to-become-sunni-187x137.jpg)
Is Syria doomed to become Sunni version of Theocratic Iran?
By Hakim Khatib | ( Your Middle East ) - - War in Syria The Syrian upheaval has, increasingly, been fixed in a religious framework – Sunnis against the rest, writes Hakim…![Why Partitioning Iraq is a Terrible Idea](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/why-partitioning-iraq-is-a-terri-187x137.jpg)
Why Partitioning Iraq is a Terrible Idea
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - I think the remarks of outgoing US Army chief Gen. Ray Odierno on the possible partition of Iraq have been reported in a…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2015-08-08-at-3.26.55-AM1-187x137.png)
Daesh/ ISIL takes 250 Captive, including 60 Christians in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In more bad news for the Baath regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) fighters have taken the town of Al…![As the Iraqi Army takes on ISIL in al-Anbar: How did we get here?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/as-the-iraqi-army-takes-on-isil-187x137.jpg)
As the Iraqi Army takes on ISIL in al-Anbar: How did we get here?
Brian Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | - - Last week the Iraqi government announced that it would be commencing operations to retake Ramadi, the capital of the vast western province of…![Iraqi Government halts al-Anbar Campaign over Sectarian Fears, US Pressure](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/iraqi-government-halts-al-anbar-187x137.jpg)
Iraqi Government halts al-Anbar Campaign over Sectarian Fears, US Pressure
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Kuwaiti press (al-Siyasah) is alleging that the Iraqi government, under American pressure, has hit the pause button on its campaign to take…![Yemen: As Aden Falls to pro-Saudi forces, Focus now on Taiz](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/yemen-as-aden-falls-to-pro-saudi-187x137.jpg)
Yemen: As Aden Falls to pro-Saudi forces, Focus now on Taiz
Natasha Ghoneim | (Aljazeera English Video report) "Houthi fighters in Yemen have fired artillery shells into the port city of Aden.The latest casualty count in the shelling is more than 40 dead…![Did rise of Daesh/ ISIL ensure Iran Nuclear Deal?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/did-rise-of-daesh-isil-ensure-ir-187x137.jpg)
Did rise of Daesh/ ISIL ensure Iran Nuclear Deal?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In Iraq on Tuesday, Iraq militias and the Iraqi military launched a counter-attack on Falluja with the ultimate aim of driving Daesh (ISIS,…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/female_commandos-629x426-187x137.jpg)
Pushtun Female Commandos Ready to Take on the Taliban
By Ashfaq Yusufzai | (Inter Press Service) | - - PESHAWAR, Pakistan (IPS) - For years, Robina Shah has dreamed of joining the police force. Ever since her father, a police constable,…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/أحرار-الشام-570x330-187x137.jpg)
How the Washington Post got Taken in by Syria’s Taliban
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Making alliances of convenience is a perennial temptation in Washington, where policy-makers often have more ambition than ethics or common sense. Thus, the Washington Post just…![Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/why-defeating-isis-with-military2-187x137.jpg)
Why defeating ISIL/ Daesh with military might is starry eyed idealism
By David Alpher | (The Conversation) | - - Just this past weekend of July 4, US-led coalition aircraft targeted the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria. It was one of the…![Will Iraq Be Libya? Can the Shiite Militiamen Avoid Turning on Each Other?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/will-iraq-be-libya-can-the-shiit-187x137.jpg)
Will Iraq Be Libya? Can the Shiite Militiamen Avoid Turning on Each Other?
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) - - Iraq's Shiite militias have been celebrated and criticised. Now, as differences in everything from weapons to leadership to loyalties become evident, tensions between the…![Wikileaks Docs Reveal Saudi intrigues against Bahrain’s Arab Spring](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622003544im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/wikileaks-docs-reveal-saudi-intr-187x137.jpg)