A worker welds a pipe at the State Company for Automotive Industries in Iskandariya, about 25 miles south of Baghdad. In the 1980s, this plant produced up to 10 vehicles a day. Now it's six a month.
A worker welds a pipe at the State Company for Automotive Industries in Iskandariya, about 25 miles south of Baghdad. In the 1980s, this plant produced up to 10 vehicles a day. Now it's six a month.
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