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Residents of Iraq’s Qayyarah speak out against Daesh atrocities

Sunday, 04 September 2016 2:14 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 04 September 2016 4:45 PM ]

A member of the Iraqi government forces flashes the sign for victory as he stands on a military vehicle while smoke billows from oil wells, set ablaze by Daesh terrorist group before fleeing the oil-producing region of Qayyarah, on August 30, 2016, after Iraqi forces pushed the jihadists out of the northern town on the banks of the Tigris river.

Ali Musawi
Press TV, Qayyarah

Local residents are doing their utmost to revive Qayyarah to its pre-Daesh era. Homes are being rebuilt, businesses reopened and the signs of war removed. But for many of the residents the idea of a normal life is still a dream to come true.

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