The Role Of Civil War And Sectarian Violence In Iraq

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Civil War and and Sectarian Violence in Iraq
The first Iraq war took place between 2003 and 2011. It is the United States that lead that war. However a second war erupted during 2014 and is still ongoing.
Only 2 days ago, the extremists ISIL have been the cause of suicide bombings in central Baghdad, Iraq. More than 50 people were injured and there were 10 fatalities. ISIL has been successful in expanding its global presence; this to show that is also succeeding in its strategic objectives. The United States needs to show itself more aggressive in order to defeat the extremist group. The fact that ISIL has been gaining more and more territory is causing the intensification of the conflict in Iraq. There have been four suicide bombings counting

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