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The insurgency in Iraq in 2014 against the Maliki government's sectarian policies- the Islamic state of Iraq and Syria
06/10/2014
Mosul on the border with Syria is taken by the insurgents ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) who operate on the Syrian side against Assad. Mosul is Iraq's second largest city with different ethnic groups. Foreign fighters operating in Syria have joined the ISIS. Maliki had lost support in Mosul with his increasingly sectarian policies favoring Shiites and marginalizing Sunnis. The Iraqi forces lack training and are poorly organized compared to the insurgents fighting the Assad regime in Syria. The U.S. lost any chance of maintaining peace in the region with policies of the Obama administration distancing itself in Iraq, Syria and towards Iran's non-sectarian democracy movement. With moderates left in the cold in the region, sectarian influences are taking control and undoing the hard work of previous administrations. The hopes of the heavily young demographic oriented Middle East region in 2011-2012 for economic progress are now fading first into religious extremism and then into sectarian religious conflict, with Putin's government in Russia allowed by the Obama administration to pursue reckless policies in Syria against the interests of people in the region. A no fly zone or action of the kind taken in Libya at very small cost to the U.S. was not taken by U.S. president Obama. The failed reelection bid of Sarkozy in France left Britain's prime minister Cameron with no allies to pursue prudent policies in Syria that would have advanced democracy and economic development in the entire region.
Grouped Articles
Sunni Militants Drive Iraqi Army Out of Mosul
New York Times 06.10.2014
Wall Street Journal 06.11.2014
Iraqi, U.S. Forces Trade Barbs Over Failures
Wall Street Journal 06.12.2014
Mosul Falls to ISIS, Endangering Iraq’s Democracy
New York Times 06.11.2014
U.S. Said to Rebuff Iraqi Request to Strike Militants
New York Times 06.11.2014
Sunni Fighters Gain as They Battle 2 Governments, and Other Rebels
New York Times 06.11.2014
Iraqis Who Fled Mosul Say They Prefer Militants to Government
New York Times 06.12.2014
U.S. Scrambles to Help Iraq Fight Off Militants as Baghdad Is Threatened
New York Times 06.12.2014
As Sunni Militants Threaten Its Allies in Baghdad, Iran Weighs Options
New York Times 06.12.2014
Collapse of Iraqi army a failure for nation’s premier and for U.S. military - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06.13.2014
Veterans Watch as Gains Their Friends Died for Are Erased by Insurgents
New York Times 06.13.2014
Obama Finds He Can’t Put Iraq War Behind Him
New York Times 06.13.2014
Iraqi Shiite Cleric Issues Call to Arms
New York Times 06.13.2014
Challengers Emerge to Replace Divisive Maliki
New York Times 06.19.2014
In Shiite Heartland of Iraq, Volunteers Get Set for a ‘Defensive Jihad’
New York Times 06.21.2014
Answering a Cleric’s Call, Iraqi Shiites Take Up Arms
New York Times 06.21.2014
Iraq Insurgents Reaping Wealth as They Advance
New York Times 06.20.2014
Iraqi Army, in New Show of Force, Drives Back Insurgents in Major City
New York Times 06.28.2014
Washington Post 07.12.2014
U.S. Sees Risks in Assisting a Compromised Iraqi Force
New York Times 07.13.2014
Iraqi Leader Maliki Loses Backing of Shiite Figure and Iran for New Term
Wall Street Journal 07.23.2014
Iraq Picks New President to Confront Militant Threat
New York Times 07.24.2014
Nominee to Replace Maliki as Iraqi Premier Is Seen as Less Divisive
Wall Street Journal 08.12.2014
Iraq Crisis: Effort to Aid Kurdish Forces Puts Iran, U.S. on Same Side
Wall Street Journal 08.14.2014
Want to Defeat ISIS? Help the Syrian Opposition
Wall Street Journal 08.14.2014
Iraq Crisis: Nouri al-Maliki Quits
Wall Street Journal 08.15.2014
With Maliki Out of the Picture, U.S. Prepares to Boost Iraq Aid
Wall Street Journal 08.16.2014
How to Save Iraq and Honor American Sacrifice
Wall Street Journal 08.15.2014
U.S. Widens Air Campaign in Northern Iraq
Wall Street Journal 08.18.2014
New York Times 08.15.2014
Assad Policies Aided Rise of Islamic State Militant Group
Wall Street Journal 08.22.2014
Islamic State Fills Coffers From Illicit Economy in Syria, Iraq
Wall Street Journal 08.28.2014
U.S., Allies Step Up Efforts to Choke Off Islamic State's Funding
Wall Street Journal 09.10.2014
Libya's Prime Minister Presents Cabinet for Parliamentary Approval
Wall Street Journal 09.18.2014
Fareed Zakaria: Let’s be honest, Islam has a problem right now - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10.10.2014
Iraq and U.S. Find Some Potential Sunni Allies Have Already Been Lost
New York Times 11.15.2014
A United Iraq Is Pushing ISIS Back
Wall Street Journal 12.19.2014
In Struggle for National Identity, Iraqis Rally Around Many Flags
New York Times 12.22.2014
Months of Airstrikes Fail to Slow Islamic State in Syria
Wall Street Journal 01.15.2015
Coalition Has Reclaimed Territory from Islamic State, Kerry Says
Wall Street Journal 01.23.2015
Shiite Militia Drives Back Islamic State, but Divides Much of Iraq
New York Times 02.07.2015
To Defeat Islamic State in Iraq, Bridge the Sunni-Shiite Divide
Wall Street Journal 02.13.2015
U.S. Strategy in Iraq Increasingly Relies on Iran
New York Times 03.05.2015
Iran Gains Influence in Iraq as Shiite Forces Fight ISIS
New York Times 03.05.2015
Splits in Islamic State Emerge as Its Ranks Expand
Wall Street Journal 03.10.2015
Iraq Inches Toward 3-Way Split
Wall Street Journal 03.26.2015
Gen. Martin Dempsey Leaves a Legacy of Caution
Wall Street Journal 05.06.2015
Defending ISIS Policy, Obama Acknowledges Flaws in Effort So Far
New York Times 05.21.2015
U.S. Embracing a New Approach on Battling ISIS in Iraq
New York Times 06.10.2015
With More Cash, Iran Poised to Help Mideast Friends
Wall Street Journal 07.16.2015
Ex-premier Maliki on hot seat in Iraq over fall of Mosul to Islamic State - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08.17.2015
Wall Street Journal 09.29.2015
Regional Discord Fuels Islamic State’s Rise in Mideast
Wall Street Journal 10.16.2015
John Bolton: To Defeat ISIS, Create a Sunni State
New York Times 11.24.2015
Washington Post 12.02.2015
On the Front Line Against Islamic State
Wall Street Journal 12.05.2015
Saudi Arabia executes prominent Shiite cleric and 46 others in 12 cities - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01.02.2016
Islamic State’s Deep, Poisonous Roots
Wall Street Journal 01.02.2016
Wall Street Journal 03.25.2016
Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart
08.11.2016
Islamic State and the crisis in Iraq and Syria in maps - BBC News
BBC News 12.07.2016
Iraq Recaptures Al Nuri Mosque in Mosul, but Only Rubble Remains
The New York Times 06.29.2017
Iraq Faces Tough Task of Rebuilding Mosul After ISIS Defeat
WSJ 07.11.2017
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