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Thousands of demonstrators march during a rally at Firdos square in Baghdad
21 Nov 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Thousands of demonstrators march during a rally at Firdos square in Baghdad November 21, 2008. Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George W. Bush where U.S. troops once tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (IRAQ)
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Demonstrators wave Iraqi flags during a rally at Firdos square in Baghdad November 21, 2008. Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting U.S. forces stay ...


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