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Iraqi forces launch airborne assault in Tikrit to counter rebels
Iraqi forces launched an airborne assault on rebel-held Tikrit on Thursday with commandos flown into a stadium in helicopters, at least one of which crashed after taking fire from insurgents.
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Rebellion not insurgency: Decoding Iraq's ongoing crisis
The surprise is not that Iraq is falling apart; it is rather that it has lasted this long. The ISIS “conquest” of Mosul is not that at all—it is rather a full-scale revolt of the Sunni population against the Shi’a government.