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A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge.
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A boy holds an oar while another prepares to jump off a grounded boat on the soil of what was Lake Hamrine in Iraq's Diyala province. All photos AFP
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Shepherd boys walk along the bottom of what used to be Lake Hamrin.
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A flock of sheep walks along the cracked soil.
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A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge by the remains of the lake.
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An aerial view of the remains of Lake Hamrin.
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A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge.
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A boy holds an oar while another prepares to jump off a grounded boat on the soil of what was Lake Hamrine in Iraq's Diyala province. All photos AFP
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Shepherd boys walk along the bottom of what used to be Lake Hamrin.
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A flock of sheep walks along the cracked soil.
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A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge by the remains of the lake.
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An aerial view of the remains of Lake Hamrin.
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A shepherd boy tends to a flock of sheep grazing underneath a bridge.
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