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Seeking Clues to ISIS Strategy in Corpses and Cellphones Left in Kirkuk

The militants’ sudden move against Kirkuk provides a window into their strategy of taking sniper positions, stirring Sunni grievances and keeping forces in reserve. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

Topics: Kirkuk, reserve, forces, keeping, grievances, Sunni, stirring, positions, sniper, taking, strategy, window, provides, against, sudden, militants’, Cellphones, Corpses, Strategy, Clues, Seeking

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/world/middleeast/isis-counterterrorism-kirkuk-iraq.html?partner=rss&emc=rss