With the awakening of civil rights' awareness and rapid development of information technology, citizens' demands to participate in national public affairs are increasing strongly.

随着公民权利意识的觉醒与信息技术的迅猛发展，公民要求参与国家公共事务的诉求日益强烈。

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To counteract the violence, residents of the province have joined groups referred to as Awakening Councils, Concerned Local Citizens groups and the Sons of Iraq.

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"There's an awakening now out here by the political elite and many ordinary citizens that this place is not just important for history, " says Opala.

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