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Tehran tightens grip on INIS

The recent appointment of Moustafa Al Kazemi as the new head of the Iraqi intelligence service demonstrates the control Tehran now has over Baghdad's security apparatus. [...] (220 words)

Published on 15/06/2016 at 03:30 GMT

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Al-Dawa
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