Rare snowstorm hits Iraq and Syria

Many people in the Kurdistan Region rejoiced while playing in the snow, but such conditions can be dangerous for others, especially those living in displaced people camps.
Iraqis play at the snow-covered Safin Mountain on Jan. 18, 2022, near the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region.
Iraqis play at the snow-covered Safin Mountain on Jan. 18, 2022, near the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region. - SAFIN HAMED/AFP via Getty Images
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Adam Lucente
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Rare snowfall hit parts of northern Iraq and northern Syria today. 

People in the Kurdistan Region capital, Erbil, awoke to find their city blanketed in snow, which pleased many residents. 

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