Lightning and sandstorms over Iraq and Syria - in pictures

  • Lightning strikes over the city of Mosul, Iraq, during a thunderstorm. Reuters
    Lightning strikes over the city of Mosul, Iraq, during a thunderstorm. Reuters
  • Lightning strikes over the city of Mosul, Iraq, during a thunderstorm. Reuters
    Lightning strikes over the city of Mosul, Iraq, during a thunderstorm. Reuters
  • A shepherd herds his flock on the outskirts of Qamishli, north-eastern Syria, during a sandstorm. AFP
    A shepherd herds his flock on the outskirts of Qamishli, north-eastern Syria, during a sandstorm. AFP
  • Farmers work in a field on the outskirts of Qamishli during the sandstorm. AFP
    Farmers work in a field on the outskirts of Qamishli during the sandstorm. AFP
  • A shepherd herds his flock on the outskirts of Qamishli, north-eastern Syria, during a sandstorm. AFP
    A shepherd herds his flock on the outskirts of Qamishli, north-eastern Syria, during a sandstorm. AFP
  • A police officer directs traffic during a sandstorm in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AFP
    A police officer directs traffic during a sandstorm in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AFP
  • Traffic during a sandstorm in Baghdad. AFP
    Traffic during a sandstorm in Baghdad. AFP
  • Traffic during a sandstorm in Baghdad. AFP
    Traffic during a sandstorm in Baghdad. AFP