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IRAQ. Barzan. July 14, 2014. The sun rises over a memorial cemetery in the village of Barzan, the hometown of Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, where the remains of 603 Kurdish villagers, killed by Saddam Hussein forces during the late 1980's Al Anfal campaign against the Kurds, have been laid to rest.
Many of the victims were sent to southern Iraq, where they were executed or buried alive in mass graves. The remains of 603 Kurdish villagers from Barzan found in mass graves in southern Iraq have been returned and laid to rest in this memorial cemetery on a hill outside the village.

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ANKARA, TURKEY - JULY 16: A man waves a Turkish flag from the roof of a car during a march around Kizilay Square in reaction to the attempted military coup on July 16, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey. Police regained control overnight after an attempted military coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The coup attempt claimed over 250 lives. President Erdogan urged his supporters to take to the streets in support to prevent any further flare ups. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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