Iraq's Porous Borders

A farmer at Debagan
YURI KOZYREV

The Hills are Alive
A farmer at Debagan who gives his name only as Hussein reports that his father last week saw five heavily-armed bearded men heading towards nearby mountains. Kurdish security officials report having seen camps housing scores of bearded fighters in these mountains

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