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A Mezze: The Bonds of Marriage between Syria and Iraq

Published: May 7, 2024, 4:07 p.m.

b'Desperate for stability and lured by promises of a life of luxury, a Syrian widow accepted a marriage proposal from a member of an Iraqi militia. She did not know that she would become one of\\xa0dozens of Syrian women\\xa0to\\xa0fall victim to Iraqi marriage exploitation in the past year alone. A new Mezze from the CSIS Middle East Program.\\nJosh Phillips, "The Bonds of Marriage between Syria and Iraq," CSIS, May 1, 2024.'