Iraqis fear uncertain future in areas under 'Islamic State'
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) is not the only group operating in regions now under its banner.
When political crises erupt, observers tend to focus on the events and developments and forget about the people whose blood is shed in the storm. This is the case now with the people of Iraq, who have to choose between the bad and the worst.
The general absence of the media in the areas that fell to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has resulted in not enough attention being paid to the situation of the people there.
![- PHOTO TAKEN 12MAY1999 - Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (R) is decorated with a medal presented to him by his deputy Izzat Ibrahim in Baghdad in this May 12, 1999 file photo. Ibrahim, the most senior member of the former regime, has died, [Al Arabiya satellite television quoted a Baath party statement as saying on Friday.] He is number six on the U.S. military's list of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis, with a $10 million reward offered for his capture. - RTXNYC5](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2014/06/RTXNYC5.jpg/RTXNYC5.jpg?h=c2c5b897&itok=vM6t5_5T)
