Years after civil war, security wall holds back Iraqi city

Khaled Ibrahim dreams of a home on the outskirts of Samarra, but a concrete wall built to protect the Iraqi city is stopping him and hampering sorely-needed urban expansion. Built more than a decade ago at the height of Iraq’s civil war which tore apart the multi-faith, multi-ethnic country, authorities say the wall must remain […]

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