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Baghdad booze bombings: Islamic vice squads or turf war?

AFP, 17 Dec 2020
Escalating attacks on the Iraqi capital's few liquor stores have terrified shop-owners who fear hardline Islamists are flexing their muscle against alcohol consumption. But there may be a bigger story behind the Baghdad booze bombings buzz, as some suspect turf wars for control of the lucrative niche trade in the Muslim majority country.

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