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A member of the Iraqi security forces holds an Iraqi flag in the city of Ramadi.

A new Sunni Awakening in Iraq might just turn the tide against ISIS

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Iraq is celebrating the re-capture of Ramadi from ISIS. The Iraqi army hoisted their country’s flag over the city — the capital of Anbar province — earlier this week. But the victory may owe more to a switch in allegiances from the city’s Sunni population.

A member of the Iraqi security forces gestures at a government complex in the city of Ramadi, December 28, 2015.

Iraq scores a victory and rides high on confidence

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An Iraqi soldier carries a displaced child from Ramadi on the outskirts of Baghdad on May 19, 2015.

As ISIS seeks revenge in Ramadi, a US veteran fears for his Sunni allies there

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A boy holds up his Kalashnikov rifle on the streets of Ramadi, Monday. He's part of a tribal militia being raised to take part in the fighting between the Iraqi government and al-Qaeda linked militants. His militia appears to be on the government side at

A former US military leader has advice for Iraq on fighting al-Qaeda in Fallujah

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Fighters of the 'Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria' parading through the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, last Thursday. The next day ISIS fighters were surprised by a concerted attack by other Syrian rebel groups. Dozens were killed.

A powerful al-Qaeda group is fighting in both Iraq and Syria

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