In Northern Iraq, a Vote Seems Likely to Split on Familiar Lines 

QARAQOSH, Iraq — There was a hope, not long ago, that democracy would mean peace and stability for Nineveh, a place where cultures and armies have clashed since biblical times. Instead, democracy is hardening divisions — of people, of resources, of land — in ways that threaten the future of Iraq itself. Read More »

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