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Iraq’s parliament speaker outlines post-IS plan

MUSTAFA SAADOUN for Al-Monitor As Mosul battle looms, Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri speaks to Al-Monitor about the current political situation in the country and discusses what the future might hold for Sunni-majority provinces.

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