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Norman Ricklefs

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Dr. Norman Ricklefs has worked in Iraq since 2005 in a variety of advisory roles. He is currently chairman of the multinational consultancy group NAMEA. On Twitter: @NormanRicklefs

Iraq Pulse | Mar 2, 2021

Nasiriyah tensions ease as pope heads to Iraq

Iraq's Nasiriyah has been the scene of violent protests recently, but calm has settled over the city with the prime minister's efforts to calm it.

Protesters are pictured in a square as smoke billows following clashes between Iraqi police forces and anti-government protesters in Nasiriyah in southern Iraq on January 10, 2021. - A policeman was killed today in Iraq, the army said, as security forces fired to disperse a third consecutive day of protests in the city of Nasiriyah, according to medics. (Photo by Asaad NIAZI / AFP) (Photo by ASAAD NIAZI/AFP via Getty Images)

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