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HARDtalk: Mowaffak al-Rubaie - Former National Security Advisor of Iraq

Iraq's former national security adviser, Dr Mowaffak al-Rubaie

06/11/2014

Mowaffak al-Rubaie - Former National Security Advisor of Iraq

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Mowaffak al-Rubaie - Former National Security Advisor of Iraq

Is Iraq's new Shia-led government better able to combat the extremists?

Zeinab Badawi speaks to Baghdad MP Mowaffak al-Rubaie, former national security adviser to Iraq. Is Iraq's new Shia-led government better able to combat the extremists?

Who can rescue Iraq and defeat the extremists of the self-proclaimed Islamic State? The militants have seized about a quarter of the territory of Iraq and there are near-daily reports of human rights abuses and deaths. The crisis at the heart of the political leadership in Baghdad means a united Iraqi response has so far been lacking.

HARDtalk speaks to Baghdad MP Mowaffak al-Rubaie, former national security adviser to Iraq. Is the new Shia-led government under prime minister al-Abadi better able to combat the extremists?

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