Baghdad Journal: For a Night at Least, Soccer Unites Iraqis and Syrians
On a pleasant spring evening, a week after car bombs killed dozens in the city, almost 50,000 Iraqis filled an old stadium to cheer as hard for the Syrian team as for its own players. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Assad, Bashar al-
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