- And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
New International Version
- I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”
- and I knew him not: but that he shuld be declared to Israell therfore am I come baptisynge with water.
- World Report 2024: Iraq (hrw.org)
Following decades of armed conflict, Iraq enjoyed its most stable period since before the US-led invasion of 2003. However, the country remained fragile and deeply divided, and grievances driving the 2019 mass protests remained unresolved, including discontent with the current political system, failing public services, deteriorating infrastructure, and rampant corruption. Violent repression of protesters and arrests of journalists covering protests continued in 2023.