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Closures follow concern camps could become new breeding grounds for Isis
Ali Sistani
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Violence grows as mass movement targets corruption and US-backed Shia government
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Agreements reinforce the close connections between the two majority Shia countries
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Baghdad condemns US president’s plans to expand military in Iraq to ‘watch’ Iran
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The Obama administration weakened its hand by delaying its response in Iraq
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Tensions between PM and Kurds scupper plans to agree new government to confront Isis
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Party leaders pursue talks that could end prime minister Maliki’s divisive rule
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