The world thinks it crushed Islamic State. The locals know better
Taking advantage of a power vacuum in the parts of Iraq and Syria it once ruled, IS is again spreading terror
02 February 2022 - 19:38
Yousif Ibrahim no longer travels by night along the roads around his hometown of Jalawla in northeastern Iraq. He fears getting caught up in attacks by Islamic State...
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