Sectarianism will weaken Iraqi state
The rising power of Iraq's Shia militias will have a long-term impact on the country's political stability
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- Political conditions favour sectarianism
- Religious mobilisation
- Iranian role
- Efforts to stem militias' rise
- Election outlook
- Long-term impacts
- Domestic politics
- US relations
- Economy
- Foreign relations
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_350.jpg "Badr Brigade fighters at a checkpoint in northern Iraq (Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah)")