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Iraqi soldiers deploy in Baghdad’s streets to impose curfew against coronavirus

Thursday, 19 March 2020 4:30 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 19 March 2020 4:30 PM ]

Iraqi soldiers deploy in the streets of Baghdad after the capital and some areas of the country imposed a week's curfew amidst efforts against the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus disease, on March 18, 2020. (Photo by AFP)

Iraqi soldiers deploy in Baghdad's streets to impose a curfew to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the Iraqi capital as Iraqi pilgrims make their way to the shrine of the seventh Shia Imam, Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, during preparations for the annual commemoration of his martyrdom.

(Source: AFP)

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