Iraqi factions will seek territorial gains
Decades of history and complex identity issues are driving divisions around post-Islamic State Mosul
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- Displacement
- Collective punishment
- Historical background
- Disputed territories
- Nineveh
- Kirkuk
- Salah al-Din
- Diyala
- Communities and identity
- IS support
- Political drivers
- Elections
- Referendum
- New regions?
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_350.jpg "A member of Iraqi security forces holds a flag of Islamic State militants on the top of a destroyed building from clashes in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq (Reuters/Thaier Al)")