Zaid Al-Ali

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

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Senior adviser for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance and author of The Struggle for Iraq's Future: How Corruption, Incompetence and Sectarianism Have Undermined Democracy

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Among the recent spate of terror attacks, the explosions that rocked Baghdad on Sunday were the deadliest by far -- the death toll stands at two hundred and fifty -- the highest number…

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In 2011, President Obama withdrew US combat forces, hoping to see the last of American involvement in Iraq.

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