Iraq – Destruction of a nation – The rise of IS (4/4) | DocFilm | DW

The US backs Sunni tribes with tens of millions of {dollars} to fight Al Qaeda and the group calling itself the Islamic State. In 2011, Obama fulfils his election promise and pulls American troops out of Iraq. The end result: a second civil battle between Shias and Sunnis. Regardless of Saddam Hussein’s horrific acts of violence in opposition to his personal individuals, it could possibly on the very least be mentioned that he succeeded in holding Iraqis collectively – whether or not they have been Sunnis, Shias or members of ethnic and non secular minorities. Washington is powerless to counter the violence in a divided Iraq. The nation has been diminished to rubble; the inhabitants left disillusioned. Within the remaining instalment of the documentary collection, we hear how the battle impacted the lives of strange Iraqis.