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A convoy of vehicles transporting royal mummies is seen in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 3, 2021. Egypt held a parade celebrating the transport of 22 of its prized royal mummies from Egyptian Museum to he newly opened National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. (AP Photo)

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In this Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 photo, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Church, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq. Leaders of Iraq's Christians unanimously cancelled Christmas-related celebrations in solidarity with the protest movement - but the aims of their stance go deeper than tinsel and fairy lights. In the slogans calling for a united Iraq, Christians see hope for much needed change from a sectarian system that has long marginalized them. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

A protester plays an instrument on a street leading to Tahrir Square where ongoing anti-government protests are taking place in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. At least 25 people, including protesters and police, were killed and 130 wounded on Friday when armed men in pick up trucks stormed Khilani square, which is adjacent to Tahrir, and shot live ammunition at demonstrators. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Anti-government protesters gather near barriers set up by security forces to close Rasheed Street during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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In this Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 photo, a street vendor sells cakes on Rasheed Street in Baghdad, Iraq. Baghdad’s Rasheed Street was the scene of large marches by Iraqis against British occupiers nearly a century ago and now it’s a front line in a new revolt. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Century ago and today, Baghdad street a front line in revolt

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Protesters share a copy of the &quot;Tuk-Tuk&quot; newspaper while standing next to a tuk-tuk vehicle, in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. A small group of Iraqi volunteers is working in secrecy to produce the newspaper that aims to be the voice of the largest grassroots protest movement in the country’s modern history. Its editors say the newspaper is vital amid shutdowns of the internet, filling a void left by mainstream Iraqi journalists who either back the government or fear retaliation. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

“Tuk Tuk” a newspaper for the Iraqi protest movement

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An anti-government protester swings from a cable during ongoing demonstrations, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. Protesters say an intensifying crackdown by Iraqi authorities is instilling fears but remain defiant with calls for millions to return to the streets this week. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi protesters defiant in face of deadly crackdown

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Anti-government protesters gather in Tahrir Square during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraq protesters target Iran influence in violent demonstrations

By Adam Lucente - Special to The Washington Times

Iraqi security forces fire tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters who set fires and close a street during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. The spontaneous protests which started Tuesday in Baghdad and southern cities were sparked by endemic corruption and lack of jobs. Security forces responded with a harsh crackdown, with dozens killed. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor of &quot;NBC Nightly News,&quot; speaks at the Women's Conference in Long Beach, Calif. NBC says it is suspending Brian Williams as &quot;Nightly News&quot; anchor and managing editor for six months without pay for misleading the public about his experiences covering the Iraq War. NBC chief executive Steve Burke said Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, that Williams' actions were inexcusable and jeopardized the trust he has built up with viewers during his decade as the network's lead anchor. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Brian Williams inquiry expanded at NBC; Arab Spring tale possibly misrepresented

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Egyptian security forces try to disperse protesters demonstrating against the government on a street off Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. Police on Sunday used heavy tear gas to clear hundreds of supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president from Cairo's famed Tahrir Square shortly after they took over the plaza. (AP Photo/El Shorouk newspaper, Ahmed Abd El Latif) EGYPT OUT

Egypt police clear protesters; constitution agreed

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

Egyptian security forces put up a roadblock to try to keep supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi away from Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. Police used heavy tear gas to clear hundreds of Morsi supporters from the central plaza shortly after they took it over. (AP Photo/El Shorouk, Ahmed Abd El Latif)

Egyptian police, Morsi supporters clash in Cairo’s Tahrir Square

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An Egyptian woman chants slogans in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, two years after the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Egyptian women fighting back against sexual assaults

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Egyptian protesters chant anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans as they attend a rally in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Egypt draft constitution sparks mass protest

By Aya Batrawy and Maggie Michael - Associated Press

In this Friday, July 13, 2012 photo, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi holds a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's Islamist president may look like he's running out of options as he faces an appeals court strike and massive opposition protests over decrees granting himself near absolute power. Will he back down now? Most likely not. Mohammed Morsi's next move may be to raise the stakes even higher. Signs are growing the constitutional panel at the heart of the showdown could vote on a draft this week despite a walkout by liberal and Christian members. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Power struggle in Egypt raises fear of civil war

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