Crisis Brief: The Emerging Violent Cycle of Iraqi Protests

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Crisis Brief: The Emerging Violent Cycle of Iraqi Protests

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Nov 13, 2019

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The second round of Iraqi protests is entering its third week. ISW's Director of Innovation and Tradecraft Ketti Davison recaps how we got here and discusses the possibility for prolonged instability due to an emerging violent cycle of the protester movement.

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Nov 13, 2019

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Crisis Brief: The Emerging Violent Cycle of Iraqi Protests

Crisis Brief: The Emerging Violent Cycle of Iraqi Protests

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