When Iraq’s prime minister holds a meeting on Monday to discuss the monumental task of rebuilding the recently liberated city of Ramadi , officials will encounter a grim pattern: Each time Islamic State is uprooted, the battles and the group’s tactics leave behind a legacy of destruction that will linger for years. Government officials estimate that about 80% of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, was destroyed. Anbar officials estimate the price tag for reconstruction will be $10 billion. Iraqi politicians and development agencies are looking to Ramadi to become a flagship example of the Iraqi government’s ability to rebuild. They hope that reconstructing the city will vindicate Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government in the eyes of the city’s mostly Sunni population, who have long accused the central government of discrimination and sectarian repression. “We all know that stability in Anbar means stability in Iraq,” said Eid Ammash, a spokesman for […]