ISIS Actually Not the Biggest Threat to Iraq, Former CIA Head Says

ISIS isn’t the biggest threat to Iraq, according to the former head of the CIA

Iraqi fighters chant slogans against extremists at the front line during a battle against ISIS militants in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 16, 2015. AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed

With the beheadings and public executions, it might seem that ISIS is the worst thing to happen to Iraq in a while.

But that isn’t the case, says the former head of the CIA.

Gen. David Petraeus, who led U.S. troops in Iraq during the surge in 2007-2008, said that Iran-backed Shiite militias are a greater threat to Iraq’s stability than ISIS, known the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Currently, Shiite militias are fighting ISIS in several parts of the war-torn country.

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