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Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Jul 10, 2014

Militant Islamist fighters on a tank take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. Militant Islamist fighters held a parade in Syria's northern Raqqa province to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic "caliphate" after the group captured territory in neighbouring Iraq, a monitoring service said. The Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot previously known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), posted pictures online on Sunday of people waving black flags — Islamic State fighters on a tank take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province, June 30, 2014. — REUTERS

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Seyed Hossein Mousavian

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