![]() ![]() A military campaign to destroy ISIS that does not treat this condition will accelerate Iraq’s descent into a sectarian civil war. Presently, the Sunni population living under ISIS control is disconnected from Sunni national politics, and this separation must also be overcome in order for Iraq to survive. Without this, the Sunni population will more likely oppose than welcome an Iraqi-led military campaign to retake Iraq’s cities from ISIS. The insurgency that has grown in Iraq since the downfall of the regime of Saddam Hussein and Allied occupation in April 2003, has gripped the country in a spiral of lawlessness and anarchy. Rather, a political accommodation in Baghdad that appeals to Iraq’s Sunni population is essential in order to mend this critical vulnerability of the Iraqi state permanently. Inclusion of these national figures will not likely bring the wider Sunni population behind the government in Baghdad. Many of these national figures no longer effectively represent the Sunni population, as the 2014 parliamentary elections demonstrated. Many Sunni political leaders on the national stage lost credibility with the population during the protest movement, during which a number sought political accommodations with the Maliki government. Lack of national-level Sunni leadership feeds support for local insurgent groups.
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