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Iraqis walk at the Malwiya minaret, a treasured national monument. Iraqis today have greater access to knowledge and international developments than they could have dreamt of a few years ago. AFP

CommentHow Iraq's middle class will shape the country's future

When the next crisis comes, this emerging group will mobilise into national politics in ways that we cannot predict today

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US envoy says disarming Iraqi militias must involve binding national framework

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  • A man stands in an olive tree as an Israeli soldier observes nearby in the village of Baita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, last month. AFP

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  • Iraqis walk at the Malwiya minaret, a treasured national monument. Iraqis today have greater access to knowledge and international developments than they could have dreamt of a few years ago. AFP

    CommentHow Iraq's middle class will shape the country's future


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