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US forces leave Iraq, raising fears of Iran-backed militias amid power vacuum

US forces are withdrawing from their remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday, completing a pullout agreed under former president Joe Biden as fears grow over the security vacuum it could leave. Iraqi officials and analysts warn the departure could embolden Iran-backed militias and give Islamic State group fighters room to rebuild their capabilities.

World

Robert Malley: "The Oslo process was an illusion because it was based on a historical misunderstanding"

Robert Malley, a researcher at Yale University, is former adviser to Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden on the Middle East. As a key negotiator for the Iranian nuclear agreement, he also participated in crucial phases of the Middle East peace process. In his book "Tomorrow is Yesterday" co-written with Hussein Agha (Max Milo editions), he delivers his reflections on 30 years of failure of the peace process and imagines how to rethink peace in the region.