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New spats shake Iraq’s teetering stability — and its PM | AFP

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here September 17, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – As fissures within a powerful paramilitary force go public for the first time and a revolving door of top politicians consults Tehran, Iraq’s fragile political balance is crumbling, analysts say, with worrying consequences for its premier.

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Flesh and Blood | AFP

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here July 16, 2019]

Her dark hair was pulled back by a white scrunchie and she had chipped pink polish on her nails. Like any teenager, I thought. But the words she spoke were as far from a carefree teenagedom as you could get.

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Cousins-in-command seal family rule over Iraqi Kurdistan | AFP

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on June 11, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – The succession of two powerful cousins to the top government posts in Iraqi Kurdistan has sealed the Barzani family’s “monarchic” rule over the autonomous region, analysts say.

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Yazidi doctor soldiers on in mental battle against IS | AFP

March 13, 2019April 4, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here March 13, 2019]

Dohuk (Iraq) (AFP) – The military fight against the Islamic State group may be nearing an end, but one Yazidi doctor treating survivors is soldiering on against unseen scars the jihadists carved into her community.

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In Kurdish Iraq, women strive to end genital mutilation | AFP

January 1, 2019January 6, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here January 2, 2019]

Dark skies were threatening rain over the Kurdish village in northern Iraq, but one woman refused to budge from outside the front door. Inside were two girls at risk of genital mutilation.

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To beat jihadists, anti-IS Syria force goes back to basics | AFP

October 15, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here October 16, 2017]

Raqa (Syria) (AFP) – Once the last Islamic State group fighters are ousted from Syria’s Raqa, the unconventional forces battling the jihadists say they’ll have batteries and masking tape to thank for their victory.

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Far from front line, volunteers prepare to rebuild Raqa | AFP

October 12, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on October 13, 2017]

Ain Issa (Syria) (AFP) – As US-backed forces fight to oust the Islamic State group from its last hideouts in Syria’s Raqa, a city council-in-exile is already working to bring life back to its devastated home town.

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Anti-IS force says near ‘final’ week of Raqa fight | AFP

October 8, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on October 9, 2017]

Raqa (Syria) (AFP) – US-backed fighters battling to oust the Islamic State group from Syria’s Raqa were nearing the “final week” of their assault, the campaign’s commander told AFP on Sunday. Continue reading →

Trapped in Syria’s Raqa, civilians become human shields for IS | AFP

October 8, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here October 9, 2017]

Hawi al-Hawa (Syria) (AFP) – As fighters from the Islamic State group retreat into a shrinking part of Syria’s Raqa, they are dragging along terrified civilians for cover against a ferocious US-backed onslaught.

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As Syria’s Raqa battle nears end, road to rescue lengthens | AFP

October 4, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here October 5, 2017]

Raqa (Syria) (AFP) – “Don’t close your eyes. Stay awake!” the anti-jihadist Syrian fighter yelled at his injured comrade as a Humvee whisked them across the Islamic State group’s former stronghold Raqa. Continue reading →

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