You won’t believe what these Iraqi taxi drivers are using to prevent carjackings - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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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 — An Iraqi soldier stands guard near a goldsmith's shop after a group of gunmen attacked and robbed a row of goldsmith's shops in Baghdad, Oct. 17, 2010. — REUTERS/Saad Shalash

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