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Iraq sank deeper into political chaos Monday after influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced he was retiring from politics and at least 12 of his supporters were shot and killed.
In Iraq, "maku" means "nothing", and father-of-five Issa al-Zamzoum says "maku" a lot: no electricity, no home, no rebuilding and no job.Eight years after heavy fighting between Islamic State jihadists and the army, the reconstruction of his war-ravaged village in northern Iraq is at a standstill."There is nothing here, no electricity," 42-year-old Zamzoum sighed. "Even work, there is none."
HABASH, Iraq: In Iraq, “maku” means “nothing,” and father-of-five Issa Al-Zamzoum says “maku” a lot: no electricity, no home, no rebuilding and no job. Eight years after heavy fighting between Daesh terrorists and the army, the reconstruction of his war-ravaged village in northern Iraq is at a standstill. “There is nothing here, no electricity,” 42-year-old Zamzoum sighed.