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Restrictions ease in Basra as hard-line grip weakens
In Basra, veils and alcohol sales resurface after an Iraqi crackdown aimed at Shiite militias. Officials say gains may be temporary as Mahdi Army influence still looms. Shops reopen, music returns, and women appear unveiled in parts of the city, signaling a cautious government edge amid ongoing security concerns.
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Basra
Sameer N. Yacoub
Bachdad
Iraq
Baghdad
Mudatada al-Sadr
Iran
Associated Press
Walid Khalid
Muhanad Jawad
Imam al-Hussein
al- Jazir