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Behind the Carnage in Iraq: ISIS Intends to Divide and Conquer

THE BAGHDAD SLAUGHTERHOUSE

At least 150 people were blown up in Iraq’s capital Wednesday as ISIS ratchets up efforts to provoke ethnic cleansing and weaken the overstretched Iraqi security forces.

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Baghdad suffered its deadliest day in months during a series of attacks Wednesday. The carnage not only shocked the capital, but also raised questions about whether Iraqi security forces are capable of reclaiming Mosul,

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