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An Iraqi demonstrator flies an old Iraqi flag used between 1991-2004 as others shout slogans during a demonstration on January 18, 2013, in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, criticising Iraq’s Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and demanding the release of prisoners they say are wrongfully held. (AFP PHOTO / MARWAN IBRAHIM)


Old Elites Fighting Old Wars in Old Ways in Iraq

Old Elites Fighting Old Wars in Old Ways in Iraq

In an address at the University of Basra last week, Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki warned against “the threat of sectarianism.” Events in the past weeks give some credence to the warning. We have witnessed mass demonstrations in such Sunni-majority provinces as...