IRAQ: Organised crime undermines government authority

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In this article

  • Crime growth
  • Types of criminality
  • Homicide
  • Kidnapping
  • Extortion
  • Serious or violent theft.
  • Trafficking risks
  • Oil smuggling.
  • Arms
  • Drugs
  • People
  • Policing weaknesses
  • Bureaucratic snags
  • Decentralisation
  • Counter-insurgency focus.
  • Sectarian and factional issues.
  • Poor prospects
  • Implications

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