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Iraq’s sidelined Sunnis weigh options amid US-Iran conflict

Iraq’s Sunni politicians, who are facing great challenges in managing areas still recovering from the damage caused by the Islamic State, worry that Iran-US tensions will have an added negative effect.

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Mohammed al-Karbouli (L), a prominent Sunni member of the Iraqi parliament, meets with representatives of a youth program in Baghdad. Posted Dec. 22, 2019. — Facebook/mohammad.alkarboli

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