... -led government in Baghdad of the prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki" (Spencer). "This pattern began with the ISIS takeover of the Anbar cities of Fallujah and Ramadi in December, where they took advantage of a heavy-handed attempt by the government to quell a series of protests against it by local Sunnis. (Spencer). This cooperation between local Iraqi leaders and ISIS ... their battlefield experiences and daily lives. A small army of supporters creates memes, propaganda pictures and argues with opponents. Meanwhile, the group has taken the time to cultivate dedicated followings on service...

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... groups, such as the communists and the Kurds, which might try to assert themselves. Members of the opposition abroad have been the targets of assassination attempts conducted by Iraqi security services. Human rights abuses continue within Iraq. People continue to be arrested and detained on suspicion of political or religious activities or often because they are related to members of the ... policy, the Gulf War never really ended, but merely shifted into a type of cold war, with lots of yelling, threats and rhetoric interspersed with a few brief moments of violence. Since December of 1...

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