• A street vendor displays gemstone rings at a market in Tahrir Square, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AFP
    A street vendor displays gemstone rings at a market in Tahrir Square, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AFP
  • A coffee shop worker pours a drink for a customer at a market in Tahrir Square, Baghdad. AFP
    A coffee shop worker pours a drink for a customer at a market in Tahrir Square, Baghdad. AFP
  • A tailor works in his shop at Tahrir Square, Baghdad. AFP
    A tailor works in his shop at Tahrir Square, Baghdad. AFP
  • Staff at an antiques shop at Tahrir Square market, Baghdad. AFP
    Staff at an antiques shop at Tahrir Square market, Baghdad. AFP
  • Customers buy loose gemstones from a street seller at Tahrir Square market, Baghdad. AFP
    Customers buy loose gemstones from a street seller at Tahrir Square market, Baghdad. AFP
  • A porter pulls a laden handcart at Tahrir Square market in Baghdad. AFP
    A porter pulls a laden handcart at Tahrir Square market in Baghdad. AFP
  • Gulls swoop as people feed the birds on a bridge over the Tigris river, in Baghdad. AP Photo
    Gulls swoop as people feed the birds on a bridge over the Tigris river, in Baghdad. AP Photo
  • Shiite Muslim pilgrims visit the holy shrine of Imam Abbas, in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq. Abbas is highly revered for his loyalty. AP Photo
    Shiite Muslim pilgrims visit the holy shrine of Imam Abbas, in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq. Abbas is highly revered for his loyalty. AP Photo
  • Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather in the tomb of Imam Abbas in Karbala, 100 kilometres south-west of Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
    Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather in the tomb of Imam Abbas in Karbala, 100 kilometres south-west of Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
  • Shiite Muslim pilgrims touch the tomb of Imam Abbas in Karbala, Iraq. AP Photo
    Shiite Muslim pilgrims touch the tomb of Imam Abbas in Karbala, Iraq. AP Photo
  • A youth shows off his balancing skills as he performs stunts on a bicycle, on the bank of the Shatt Al-Arab river at sunset, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. AFP
    A youth shows off his balancing skills as he performs stunts on a bicycle, on the bank of the Shatt Al-Arab river at sunset, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. AFP
  • Iraqi youths show off their balancing skills as they perform stunts on motorbikes, on the bank of the Shatt Al-Arab river, Basra. AFP
    Iraqi youths show off their balancing skills as they perform stunts on motorbikes, on the bank of the Shatt Al-Arab river, Basra. AFP

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From Samarra to Basra, daily life of Iraqis - in pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around Iraq

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March 20, 2021

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