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After the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, struggling families fleeing violence felt hemmed in by barricaded communities. Twenty years later, Baghdad residents now feel safer, and young people feel emboldened by their story.
Post-invasion violence hemmed people into neighbourhoods Baghdad residents now feel safer and socialise more Youth, emboldened by protests, explore their city By Nazih Osseiran BAGHDAD, March 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mouayad Mohsen is appalled by the ways of the modern world, and the 58-year-old Iraqi soldier-turned-painter is on a mission to teach his neighbours some manners. "No one says hello anymore, especially the youth," he said, enjoying a tea at a cafe near his home in Baghdad Gate, a walled-off complex in the heart of Iraq's capital.
Mouayad Mohsen is appalled by the ways of the modern world, and the 58-year-old Iraqi soldier-turned-painter is on a mission to teach his neighbours some manners. No one says hello anymore, especi.