Next year 's death toll has doubled in Iraq ; now highest figure since end of war . It is extraordinary because it is the highest such figure since that civil war subsided five years ago . Increasing toll is related to authoritarian streak of PM Joshi , says Joshi . Sectarian : Sectarian is closely linked to protests , concentrated in Syrian -majority areas . Too early to talk about Iraq 's break-up , he says , but there 's no obvious way out of violence .
Next year 's death toll has doubled in Iraq ; now highest figure since end of war . Increasing toll is related to authoritarian streak of PM Joshi , says Joshi . Sectarian : Sectarian is closely linked to protests , concentrated in Syrian -majority areas . Too early to talk about Iraq 's break-up , he says , but there 's no obvious way out of violence .