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When protests first began, grievances centred on corruption, the lack of jobs and basic services. But amid the government’s heavy-handed response, demands for a better life soon evolved into calls for the government to resign. While Iraq has seen regular anti-government protests, this round is unparalleled in its nationalist and anti-sectarian nature, with predominantly Shia demonstrators rejecting the entire Shia political and religious establishment, which they blame for the country’s dysfunction over the past 16 years.
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