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البصريون يجدون متنفّساً في "ساحة الحريّة"

Omar al-Jaffal

Radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (R) attends the funeral of fighters loyal to his Brigades of Peace, who were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near the town of Amerli, in Najaf, south of Baghdad September 3, 2014. REUTERS/ Alaa Al-Marjani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT) - RTR44SOC

الأنبار تناقش مع الصدر دخول قوّات أميركيّة المحافظة

Omar al-Jaffal

A couple walks on a bridge covered with padlocks hung by lovers in Basra, October 21, 2014. The idea was inspired by snapshots of Paris' Pont des Arts taken by a young Basra man on a visit to France, and was immediately embraced by the group of friends. Within a week, the men had received permission and turned one of the cities' old bridges which crosses over the Shatt-al-Arab waterway into Basra's own "Bridge of Love". REUTERS/ Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: SOCIETY) - RTR4B10I

المتطرّفون العراقيّون يواجهون "أقفال الحب" بالتّهديد

Omar al-Jaffal

An Iraqi Shi'ite youth smokes a water pipe while sitting on a motorcycle in Sadr City in Baghdad April 27, 2014. Iraq is now gripped by its worst violence since the heights of its 2005-2008 sectarian war, and Sunni Islamist insurgents who target Shi'ites have been regaining ground in the country over the past year. But despite the instability, daily life continues in poor Shi'ite neighbourhoods of Baghdad such as Al-Fdhiliya and Sadr City - a sprawling slum marred by poor infrastructure and overcrowding. Pi

الحوثيون يحظون باهتمام شيعة العراق

Omar al-Jaffal

قافلة "شعريّة" تدور في تسع محافظات عراقيّة لرفض العنف

Omar al-Jaffal

Mourners carry the coffin of an Iraqi officer, who was killed during clashes in Ramadi, during his funeral in Najaf June 8, 2014. Government forces are fighting rebellious Sunni tribes and al Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in western Anbar province. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST OBITUARY) - RTR3SS7R

هل يملك تنظيم "الدولة الإسلاميّة" غاز الكلور؟

Omar al-Jaffal

Villagers scatter wheat seeds on a field during planting season in Falluja, 50km (30 miles) west of Baghdad, November 22, 2007. REUTERS/Mohanned Faisal (IRAQ) - RTX3Y8R

العراق: الزراعة بلا حصاد في المناطق "السّاخنة"

Omar al-Jaffal

البرامج الساخرة في العراق... نقد السياسة بطريقة مختلفة

Omar al-Jaffal

Orphan boys share earphones as they listen to music in their room in the Safe House orphanage in Baghdad's Sadr City February 11, 2009. As violence finally fades and U.S. troops prepare to withdraw, sociologists and health experts say the children's reactions to such trauma could threaten Iraq's fragile calm just as it needs stability to rebuild. Picture taken February 11, 2009. To match feature IRAQ-ORPHANS/ REUTERS/May Naji (IRAQ) - RTXC8UP

جيش اليتامى في الأنبار

Omar al-Jaffal

Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi speaks during a press conference in Baghdad August 25, 2014. Abadi on Monday predicted a "clear vision" on a new government would emerge within the next two days, state television reported, as the country faces deepening sectarian conflict. REUTERS/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) - RTR43O7D

العراق: وزارات بلا محاصصة... نداء في العراء

Omar al-Jaffal

Iraqi security forces and Turkmen Shiite fighters, who volunteered to join the government forces, hold a position on August 4, 2014 in Amerli, some 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of Baghdad, as the city has been completely surrounded by Islamic State (IS) Sunni militants for more than six weeks. Residents say a humanitarian disaster is imminent in the town, which has been without power and drinking water for days. IS fighters, who run large swathes of neighbouring Syria, launched a blistering offensive on

ناحية آمرلي... ستالينغراد العراقيّة

Omar al-Jaffal

Smoke rises from debris and a burnt car after a house was destroyed in a bomb attack in Fallujah, west of Baghdad July 19, 2014. The shelling of the city of Fallujah on Saturday killed 13 people and injured 17 others, according to police. Picture taken July 19, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT) - RTR3ZEH4

السنّة يرفعون سقف المطالب أمام العبادي

Omar al-Jaffal