After Mosul's Fall, Iraqis Adjust To New Normal Under ISIS

NPR | By Deborah Amos

Published June 20, 2014 at 5:44 PM EDT

Not all Sunnis are on board with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, even if they oppose the Iraqi government. One ranking Sunni cleric in northern Iraq calls ISIS "scum" and hints at limits to the group's influence.

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Deborah Amos covers the Middle East for NPR News. Her reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.

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