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Iraqi graduates protest for govt jobs amid unemployment crisis

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English September 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM

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More than 1,000 medical and health graduates have taken to Baghdad’s streets demanding government jobs. With youth unemployment above 30 percent, frustration is growing among young Iraqis. Al Jazeera’s Jack Hewson was at the protest.

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