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Mustafa Saadoun

Mustafa Saadoun

Mar 12, 2018

A portrait of Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is seen in the city of Najaf on July 11, 2017 as Iraqis take to the streets to celebrate a day after the government's announcement of the "liberation" of the embattled city of Mosul.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared Mosul finally retaken on July 10, as his forces fought to recapture a last sliver of territory still held by the jihadists in the Old City on the west bank of the Tigris River. / AFP PHOTO / Haidar HAMDANI (Photo credit sh — A portrait of Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is seen in the city of Najaf, Iraq, July 11, 2017. — HAIDAR HAMDANI/AFP/Getty Images

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Mustafa Saadoun

Mustafa Saadoun

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