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Iraq’s Most Fearsome Shia Militia Leader Speaks Out
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The leader of an Iran-backed faction that attacked U.S. soldiers in Iraq is now cast as a hero in the anti-ISIS war. In this interview, there’s a lot of blood between the lines.
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Aug. 24 2015
1:00AM EDT
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