FAST THINKING: Is the Iraq War over… again? Fast Thinking by Atlantic Council
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First Afghanistan, now Iraq. Seven years after US troops returned to the country to fight ISIS, US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced on Monday that the American combat mission in Iraq will wrap up by year’s end. As the US military formally transitions to an advisory role with Iraqi forces, what’s next for the fights against ISIS and Iran-backed militias? Will anything really change? Our Iraq experts weigh in.
Today’s expert reaction courtesy of
Kirsten Fontenrose: Director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative and former US National Security Council senior director
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Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani (pictured on placard) has established himself as both a religious and political authority
Ali al-Sistani, Iraq s most important Shiite cleric, was born in 1931 in the Iranian city of Mashhad, but in 1951 he moved to Iraq, where he has lived for the past 70 years. He is a highly esteemed theologian, who first headed the famous Hawza (religious seminary) in the Iraqi city of Najaf, and went on to become the Grand Ayatollah, the country s most senior Shiite dignitary. Over the past 20 years, because of the office he holds, he has gradually become one of Iraq s most influential political figures.
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The Grand Ayatollah is not only the spiritual leader of Iraqi Shiites, but also an important political figure. Here is a portrait of the man who will receive a visit from Pope Francis in the Iraqi city of Najaf. © Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa/picture alliance Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani (pictured on placard) has established himself as both a religious and political authority
Ali al-Sistani, Iraq s most important Shiite cleric, was born in 1931 in the Iranian city of Mashhad, but in 1951 he moved to Iraq, where he has lived for the past 70 years. He is a highly esteemed theologian, who first headed the famous Hawza (religious seminary) in the Iraqi city of Najaf, and went on to become the Grand Ayatollah, the country s most senior Shiite dignitary. Over the past 20 years, because of the office he holds, he has gradually become one of Iraq s most influential politica