Mowaffak al-Rubaie

Iraqi statesman

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Member of Iraq's Parliament; former Iraqi National Security Advisor

Mowaffak al-Rubaie on KCRW

A conglomerate army of some 30,000 is moving toward Mosul—the last urban stronghold of the Islamic State in Iraq.

The battle for Mosul and the future of ISIS

A conglomerate army of some 30,000 is moving toward Mosul—the last urban stronghold of the Islamic State in Iraq.

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This week's brief takeover of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone may have been political theater, but it was part of a real-life drama that's deadly serious…

Is Iraq the Next "Failed State" in the Middle East?

This week's brief takeover of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone may have been political theater, but it was part of a real-life drama that's deadly serious…

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