Christmas in Iraq
A soldier stands atop the Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, in east Baghdad, as congregants attend Christmas mass.
The church was struck by a suicide car bomb on July 12, 2009, that left four people dead and 21 wounded.
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This entry was posted on Sunday, December 25th, 2011 at 12:53 pm. It is filed under Culture, Defence, Featured, Iraq, Society and tagged with Christmas, Culture, Defence, Iraq, Photography, Religion, Society.
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