Islamic State Massacres Stir Unrest Among Iraq Sunni Tribes
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After a few months of calm ushered in by a truce between Iraq’s Al Jubur tribe and Islamic State, came the curfew and the disappearances.
The two groups had battled for control of al-Alam town, north of Baghdad, over several weeks in June. Sunni tribal elders then sat down with militant leaders and negotiated a deal that allowed Islamic State to raise its black flag, confiscate weapons and run local affairs.