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Sadr 2.0 made big promises but delivering on those won't be easy

Iraqi elections' big winner Moqtada al Sadr promised a non-corrupt political system, less sectarian division, and sovereignty under a coalition he wants to create. But the challenge of realising them is bigger than forming a government.

Three years on, how did the Daesh "caliphate" rise?

A long list of disastrous policies pursued by the US, its allies, and the government in Iraq created the conditions for Daesh to take advantage of the collapse of al Qaeda and the political marginalisation of Sunni Arabs.