Thanks to improved security in Baghdad, Iraqis are able to celebrate Eid, one of Islam’s most important holidays, for the first time in many years. With visits to family and friends, Iraqis enjoy the new security gains.
VIDEO: Iraqis celebrate Eid
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By Lawahez Jabari, NBC News Producer
JERUSALEM – On the first day of Eid al-Adha, the four-day Festival of Sacrifice which began on Monday, Muslims are expected to sacrifice a sheep and give it to poor people. But Samer Khaleel, 65, who lives in the Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza wasn’t able to do that, [...]
With traffic in downtown Baghdad typically a snarled mess, the old commuter train has been re-introduced to combat commuter nightmares. Ride the train with NBC News’ Kianne Sadeq as it dodges goats, cars and weaves through Baghdad.
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