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Iraqi demonstrators carry posters depicting the newly appointed Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, to express their rejection of him during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 2, 2020. — REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili

Iraq's President Barham Salih instructs newly appointed Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, in Baghdad, Iraq February 1, 2020. The Presidency of the Republic of Iraq Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC2VRE9DWC79

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Iraqi demonstrators and university students carry posters depicting the newly appointed Prime Minister of Iraq, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, to express their rejection of him, during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili - RC2CSE9SET8I

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 1: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT - "IRAQI PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Iraq's former communications minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi is assigned by Iraq's president Barham Salih to form a new government, in Baghdad, Iraq on February 1, 2020. (Photo by IRAQI PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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