Isam Al Khafaji

Iraqi scholar and professor

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Iraqi scholar and professor; former reconstruction advisor to the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority

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This weekend the militant Islamic group ISIS captured two major border crossings and 4 cities in the north and west of Iraq.

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