Mustafa Salim, Author at Valley News

In Iraq, Shiite Militias Expand Reach

by Tamer El-Ghobashy The Washington Post, and Mustafa Salim The Washington PostJanuary 9, 2019

Baghdad — Iraq’s large and well-armed Shiite militias are now running many of the Sunni areas they helped liberate from the Islamic State, fostering local resentments that could fuel a resurgence of support for the extremist group.After winning nearly…

Protesters storm and burn the Basra Government building during a demonstration demanding better public services and jobs in Basra, 340 miles (550 km) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Angry protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Basra Friday, setting a fire inside as part of ongoing demonstrations that have turned deadly in the past few days, a security official and eyewitnesses said. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

‘Iran, Out!’: Iraqis Torch Consulate

by Tamer El-Ghobashy The Washington Post, and Mustafa Salim The Washington PostSeptember 7, 2018

ISIS Is Making a Comeback in Iraq

by Liz Sly The Washington Post, and Mustafa Salim The Washington PostJuly 18, 2018

Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, centre, gestures as he speaks to supporters during a campaign rally in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq’s Prime Minister is Making Electoral History in the Former Jewel of the Islamic State

by Tamer El-Ghobashy The Washington Post, and Mustafa Salim The Washington PostMay 7, 2018

Civilians leave their houses as Iraqi special forces fight against Islamic State militants in the Mishraq neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Mosul Civilians Low on Food

by Mustafa Salim The Washington Post, and Loveday Morris The Washington PostDecember 19, 2016

A boy looks out from a car window at a checkpoint near Qayara, south of Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. The U.N. human rights office is lauding efforts by the U.S.-led coalition in the battle against the Islamic State group in Mosul. The office in Geneva says coalition flights over Iraq have largely succeeded in preventing IS from bringing in 25,000 more civilians to the city center, where the militant group has been using people as human shields as Iraqi forces advance on Mosul.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Iraqi Elite Forces Enter Mosul

by Loveday Morris The Washington Post, and Mustafa Salim The Washington PostNovember 2, 2016

Iraqi women wait for their family members who are missing after a car bomb at a commercial area in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016. Bombs went off early Sunday in two crowded commercial areas in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraq Sees Deadliest Attack In a Year

by Mustafa Salim Washington Post, and Loveday Morris Washington PostJuly 3, 2016

Iraqi security forces enter central Fallujah after fight against the Islamic State militants, Iraq, Friday, June 17, 2016. Iraqi special forces entered the center of Fallujah city early Friday, taking over a government complex and a neighborhood that served as a base for the Islamic State group militants after intense fighting. (AP Photo)

Islamic State Driven From Stronghold

by Loveday Morris Washington Post, and Mustafa Salim Washington PostJune 21, 2016

Iraqi military forces prepare for an offensive into Fallujah to retake the city from Islamic State militants in Iraq, Monday, May 30, 2016. An Iraqi special forces commander says they have started pushing into Fallujah as part of the ongoing operation to oust Islamic State militants from this city west of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi Forces Battle IS For Fallujah

by Mustafa Salim The Washington Post, and Missy Ryan The Washington PostMay 31, 2016