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LI Ruiheng | Iraq's De-Ｒadicalization after the 2003 War: Practices and Challenges
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Author：LI Ruiheng
Department of Arabic Language and Culture, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University
Arab World Studies, Volume 6, Nov. 2019
Abstract:
After the outbreak of 2003 Iraq War, the security situation in Iraq was in consistent deterioration. In response to the escalating radicalization in Iraq, the U.S. military launched a deradicalization project named TIFRIC Services in 2007, through which detainees were de-radicalized from prevention, rehabilitation and aftercare programs. This project has greatly improved the living conditions and mental outlook of the detainees, but the development of Iraqi sectarian politics after the U.S. withdrawal prevented the project from being sustained and fruitful. With the rise of the 'Islamic State', the security situation in Iraq has deteriorated again and the threat of radicalization also intensified. At present, the de-radicalization projects place more emphasis on the individual level of the extremists, such as disengagement, psychological counseling and psychological reconciliation. However, Iraq's experience demonstrates that the comprehensive de-radicalization process requires the implementation of micro-level individual governance such as de-radicalization programs; it is also inseparable from the basis of political and social governance on the macro level.
Key Words:
Iraq; De-Ｒadicalization; TIFRIC Services Project; Iraq War; Sectarian Politics
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