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former U.S. Army officer
Former U.S. Army officer and senior intelligence analyst who served in Iraq from 2003-11, including stints in Mosul and Baghdad
PROFILE
Michael Pregent
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FROM Michael Pregent
To the Point
Can Power-Sharing Keep Iraq From Fracturing? In Baghdad, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is trying to hang on to power, while part of his country is under the firm control of the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS. Despite hopes that it might get its act together, Maliki’s army has failed to re-take Takrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein.
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