Elie Abouaoun on Iraq a Year After the Fall of ISIS

December 13, 2018 00:08:46
Elie Abouaoun on Iraq a Year After the Fall of ISIS
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Elie Abouaoun on Iraq a Year After the Fall of ISIS

Dec 13 2018 | 00:08:46

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Show Notes

Live from Baghdad as Iraqis celebrate the one-year anniversary of the fall of ISIS, Elie Abouaoun says that there is a sense of relief in the country over the terrorist group’s defeat and that elections happened this year. To maintain this positive momentum, adds Abouaoun, Iraq’s infrastructure must be rebuilt, and measures should be taken to reinforce social cohesion at the local level.

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