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‘Systematically Reduced’: Expert Warns Kurdish Presence in Iraqi Army Now Less Than 1 Percent

‘Systematically Reduced’: Expert Warns Kurdish Presence in Iraqi Army Now Less Than 1 Percent

‘Systematically Reduced’: Expert Warns Kurdish Presence in Iraqi Army Now Less Than 1 Percent

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