You won’t believe what these Iraqi taxi drivers are using to prevent carjackings
In Iraq, organized crime is proliferating in light of lax security measures, a fragile political situation and control by the Islamic State of large swaths of territory.
![IRAQ-VIOLENCE/ROBBERY An Iraqi soldier stands guard near a goldsmith's shop after an attack during a robbery in Baghdad October 17, 2010. At least 12 people died when gunmen swooped down on a row of goldsmiths' shops in a brazen midday robbery in the Iraqi capital on Sunday and ended up in a gunfight with security forces, police and military sources said. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTXTJ7I](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/12/RTXTJ7I.jpg/RTXTJ7I.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=UNZpHK3F)
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