'Only God Can Judge Me' is a body of work that attempts to contextualise the tumultuous years that followed the defeat of ISIS in Iraq.
'Only God Can Judge Me' is a body of work that attempts to contextualise the tumultuous years that followed the defeat of ISIS in Iraq.

Young men climbed scaffolding to reach the upper levels of an unfinished building overlooking mass protests in Tahrir Square in Baghdad.

 Young men tried to reach the upper levels of an unfinished building overlooking mass protests in Tahrir Square in Baghdad.

Young men tried to reach the upper levels of an unfinished building overlooking mass protests in Tahrir Square in Baghdad.

 Protesters were treated for the affects of teargas fired by security forces during renewed, country wide protests.

Protesters were treated for the affects of teargas fired by security forces during renewed, country wide protests.

 Iraqi Security forces clashed with groups of mainly teenage boys who they have been battling with for days on Rasheed Street amidst ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq.

Iraqi Security forces clashed with groups of mainly teenage boys who they have been battling with for days on Rasheed Street amidst ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq.

 A group of volunteer doctors and medics waited for injured protesters to arrive at their first aid station on the edge of Tahrir Square in Baghdad.

A group of volunteer doctors and medics waited for injured protesters to arrive at their first aid station on the edge of Tahrir Square in Baghdad.

 People crowded the streets at night around Tahrir Square, Baghdad, during the height of anti-government protests in Iraq in late October.

People crowded the streets at night around Tahrir Square, Baghdad, during the height of anti-government protests in Iraq in late October.

 Protesters were treated for the affects of teargas fired by security forces during the fourth day of renewed, country wide protests.

Protesters were treated for the affects of teargas fired by security forces during the fourth day of renewed, country wide protests.

 A badly injured protester was rushed to a first aid station shortly after being injured in clashes with security forces on Rasheed Street in downtown Baghdad.

A badly injured protester was rushed to a first aid station shortly after being injured in clashes with security forces on Rasheed Street in downtown Baghdad.

 Iraqi Security forces clashed with groups of mainly teenage boys who they have been battling with for days on Rasheed Street amidst ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq.

Iraqi Security forces clashed with groups of mainly teenage boys who they have been battling with for days on Rasheed Street amidst ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq.

 Young men attempted to pull down blast walls on Rasheed Street in Baghdad, during clashes with Iraqi security forces nearby.

Young men attempted to pull down blast walls on Rasheed Street in Baghdad, during clashes with Iraqi security forces nearby.

 Friends and family members paraded the coffin of 16-year-old Hussein Abed, who was killed by Iraqi security forces , through the streets of Baghdad.

Friends and family members paraded the coffin of 16-year-old Hussein Abed, who was killed by Iraqi security forces , through the streets of Baghdad.

 Iraqi Security forces clashed with groups of mainly teenage boys who they have been battling with for days on Rasheed Street amidst ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq/.

Iraqi Security forces clashed with groups of mainly teenage boys who they have been battling with for days on Rasheed Street amidst ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq/.

 Anti-government protesters participating in the continued sit-in in downtown Baghdad, visited a shrine set up to commemorate some of the people who have been killed since protests began at the beginning of October.

Anti-government protesters participating in the continued sit-in in downtown Baghdad, visited a shrine set up to commemorate some of the people who have been killed since protests began at the beginning of October.

 An anti-government protester painted a mural on Sadoon Street in downtown Baghdad.

An anti-government protester painted a mural on Sadoon Street in downtown Baghdad.

 Iraqi security forces soldiers rested during clashes with groups of mainly teenage boys .

Iraqi security forces soldiers rested during clashes with groups of mainly teenage boys .

 Friends and family members raise the coffin of 16-year-old Hussein Abid, who was killed by Iraqi security forces yesterday on Rasheed Street, atop a barricade on Ahrar bridge in Baghdad.

Friends and family members raise the coffin of 16-year-old Hussein Abid, who was killed by Iraqi security forces yesterday on Rasheed Street, atop a barricade on Ahrar bridge in Baghdad.

 Mourners lit candles and prayed for a young man who had been killed by Iraqi security forces during clashes in Baghdad yesterday. Tahrir Square, Baghdad.

Mourners lit candles and prayed for a young man who had been killed by Iraqi security forces during clashes in Baghdad yesterday. Tahrir Square, Baghdad.

 Local men from villages surrounding the Nahr Bin Omar Oil refinery in Basra, showed how close the refineries gas burn-off flares came to some of their houses.

Local men from villages surrounding the Nahr Bin Omar Oil refinery in Basra, showed how close the refineries gas burn-off flares came to some of their houses.

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 A tailing pond full of oily water that is by-product of oil exploration, sits less than a few kilometres from the village village Nahran Bin Omran,  a heavily polluted area 15km north of Basra city.

A tailing pond full of oily water that is by-product of oil exploration, sits less than a few kilometres from the village village Nahran Bin Omran, a heavily polluted area 15km north of Basra city.

 Male patients received chemotherapy at the over crowded cancer hospital in Basra city.

Male patients received chemotherapy at the over crowded cancer hospital in Basra city.

 Men fished in a small stream coming off the heavily polluted Shatt al-Arab river in front of the Nahr Bin Omar Oil refinery,15km north of Basra city.

Men fished in a small stream coming off the heavily polluted Shatt al-Arab river in front of the Nahr Bin Omar Oil refinery,15km north of Basra city.

 Inmates showed off their tattoos at a special rehabilitation prison for convicted drug addicts and dealers who were arrested in operations targeting the illegal drug trade in southern Iraq.

Inmates showed off their tattoos at a special rehabilitation prison for convicted drug addicts and dealers who were arrested in operations targeting the illegal drug trade in southern Iraq.

 Two drug addicts were arrested during a night time raid targeting a known drug dealer in Basra, Iraq. The main suspect was not captured but instead a number of the man’s friends and relatives were arrested for drug use.

Two drug addicts were arrested during a night time raid targeting a known drug dealer in Basra, Iraq. The main suspect was not captured but instead a number of the man’s friends and relatives were arrested for drug use.

 Inmates exercised at a special rehabilitation prison for convicted drug addicts and dealers who were arrested in operations targeting the illegal drug trade in southern Iraq.

Inmates exercised at a special rehabilitation prison for convicted drug addicts and dealers who were arrested in operations targeting the illegal drug trade in southern Iraq.

 A man who was related to a known drug dealer was arrested for smoking crystal meth during a raid aimed at capturing the dealer. The main suspect was not there when police arrived after he was suspected to have been tipped off.

A man who was related to a known drug dealer was arrested for smoking crystal meth during a raid aimed at capturing the dealer. The main suspect was not there when police arrived after he was suspected to have been tipped off.

 Men who had been arrested for various drugs related offences were cramped inside group prison cells in the city of Az Zubayr in Basra province.

Men who had been arrested for various drugs related offences were cramped inside group prison cells in the city of Az Zubayr in Basra province.

 Members of a specialised police narcotics unit entered the home of a known drug dealer on the outskirts of Basra city, after a judge had issued a warrant for his arrest.

Members of a specialised police narcotics unit entered the home of a known drug dealer on the outskirts of Basra city, after a judge had issued a warrant for his arrest.

 A police officer with a specialised narcotics unit showed off some recently seized crystal meth that was intended for sale in the southern Iraqi province of Basra.

A police officer with a specialised narcotics unit showed off some recently seized crystal meth that was intended for sale in the southern Iraqi province of Basra.

 Hundreds of Sunni families, some of whom are accused of affiliation with ISIS members, remain displaced and are living in dilapidated unfinished buildings and empty schools in and around Samara.

Hundreds of Sunni families, some of whom are accused of affiliation with ISIS members, remain displaced and are living in dilapidated unfinished buildings and empty schools in and around Samara.

 Hundreds of Sunni families, some of whom are accused of affiliation with ISIS members, remain displaced and are living in dilapidated unfinished buildings and empty schools in and around Samara.

Hundreds of Sunni families, some of whom are accused of affiliation with ISIS members, remain displaced and are living in dilapidated unfinished buildings and empty schools in and around Samara.

 Hadi al-Ameri, the head of Fatah and leader of the Badr militia, attended a party rally on the campaign trail in Hillah in the run up to Iraq’s parliamentary elections in 2018.

Hadi al-Ameri, the head of Fatah and leader of the Badr militia, attended a party rally on the campaign trail in Hillah in the run up to Iraq’s parliamentary elections in 2018.

 Sunni families accused of affiliation with ISIS members are living in rundown displacement camps after they were driven from their homes by neighbours who don’t want them to return home.

Sunni families accused of affiliation with ISIS members are living in rundown displacement camps after they were driven from their homes by neighbours who don’t want them to return home.

 Fatah party men and militia fighters prayed at the end of the day on the campaign trail in Hillah with Fatah party leader Hadi al-Ameri.

Fatah party men and militia fighters prayed at the end of the day on the campaign trail in Hillah with Fatah party leader Hadi al-Ameri.

 Sunni families accused of affiliation with ISIS members are living in rundown displacement camps after they were driven from their homes by neighbours who don’t want them to return home.

Sunni families accused of affiliation with ISIS members are living in rundown displacement camps after they were driven from their homes by neighbours who don’t want them to return home.

 Members of the powerful Shiite militia group Soraya Salam control and protect the Iraqi shrine city of Samara, an important pilgrimage site in the Shia’ism. The group is led by the influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and is one of the most pote

Members of the powerful Shiite militia group Soraya Salam control and protect the Iraqi shrine city of Samara, an important pilgrimage site in the Shia’ism. The group is led by the influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and is one of the most potent armed forces in the country.

 Iraqi border guard troops patrolled the border with Syria near the Syrian town of Abou Kamal, where some remaining elements of ISIS are hiding out trapped between various Syrian factions and the Iraqi border.

Iraqi border guard troops patrolled the border with Syria near the Syrian town of Abou Kamal, where some remaining elements of ISIS are hiding out trapped between various Syrian factions and the Iraqi border.

 Members of the powerful Shiite militia group Soraya Salam control and protect the Iraqi shrine city of Samara, an important pilgrimage site in the Shia’ism. The group is led by the influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and is one of the most pote

Members of the powerful Shiite militia group Soraya Salam control and protect the Iraqi shrine city of Samara, an important pilgrimage site in the Shia’ism. The group is led by the influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and is one of the most potent armed forces in the country.

 Iraqi border guard troops looked out across the border with Syria near the Syrian town of Abou Kamal, where some remaining elements of ISIS are hiding out trapped between various Syrian factions and the Iraqi border.

Iraqi border guard troops looked out across the border with Syria near the Syrian town of Abou Kamal, where some remaining elements of ISIS are hiding out trapped between various Syrian factions and the Iraqi border.

 Shiite pilgrims visited the shrine of powerful Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s father and brothers who were assassinated by gunmen loyal to Saddam Hussein in the late 90’s.

Shiite pilgrims visited the shrine of powerful Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s father and brothers who were assassinated by gunmen loyal to Saddam Hussein in the late 90’s.

 A man visited the grave of his brother, who died fighting ISIS in 2015, at the martyrs cemetery for members of the powerful Shiite militia group Soraya Salam.

A man visited the grave of his brother, who died fighting ISIS in 2015, at the martyrs cemetery for members of the powerful Shiite militia group Soraya Salam.

 Shiite pilgrims slept and talked inside one of the cavernous halls of the Shrine of Imam Ali, one of the holiest sites in Shia’ism in Najaf, Iraq.

Shiite pilgrims slept and talked inside one of the cavernous halls of the Shrine of Imam Ali, one of the holiest sites in Shia’ism in Najaf, Iraq.

 Thousands prayed in front of the al Muhsen mosque in Sadr City, the predominantly Shiite enclave in Baghdad, on the eve before general elections in 2018.

Thousands prayed in front of the al Muhsen mosque in Sadr City, the predominantly Shiite enclave in Baghdad, on the eve before general elections in 2018.

 Headshots of convicted ISIS members, who were caught and executed thanks to the work of Iraq’s ‘Suquor’ Intelligence cell, were proudly displayed at their headquarters in Baghdad.

Headshots of convicted ISIS members, who were caught and executed thanks to the work of Iraq’s ‘Suquor’ Intelligence cell, were proudly displayed at their headquarters in Baghdad.

 Men prayed at the local Mosque that al-Baghdadi attended in the Juberiya 1 neighbourhood of Samarra where the ISIS leader lived with his family.

Men prayed at the local Mosque that al-Baghdadi attended in the Juberiya 1 neighbourhood of Samarra where the ISIS leader lived with his family.

 An Iraqi federal police soldier walked past the burnt out home where al-Baghdadi was born in the village of Jallam near Samarra.

An Iraqi federal police soldier walked past the burnt out home where al-Baghdadi was born in the village of Jallam near Samarra.

'Only God Can Judge Me' is a body of work that attempts to contextualise the tumultuous years that followed the defeat of ISIS in Iraq.
 Young men tried to reach the upper levels of an unfinished building overlooking mass protests in Tahrir Square in Baghdad.
 Protesters were treated for the affects of teargas fired by security forces during renewed, country wide protests.
 Iraqi Security forces clashed with groups of mainly teenage boys who they have been battling with for days on Rasheed Street amidst ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq.
 A group of volunteer doctors and medics waited for injured protesters to arrive at their first aid station on the edge of Tahrir Square in Baghdad.
 People crowded the streets at night around Tahrir Square, Baghdad, during the height of anti-government protests in Iraq in late October.
 Protesters were treated for the affects of teargas fired by security forces during the fourth day of renewed, country wide protests.
 A badly injured protester was rushed to a first aid station shortly after being injured in clashes with security forces on Rasheed Street in downtown Baghdad.
 Iraqi Security forces clashed with groups of mainly teenage boys who they have been battling with for days on Rasheed Street amidst ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq.
 Young men attempted to pull down blast walls on Rasheed Street in Baghdad, during clashes with Iraqi security forces nearby.
 Friends and family members paraded the coffin of 16-year-old Hussein Abed, who was killed by Iraqi security forces , through the streets of Baghdad.
 Iraqi Security forces clashed with groups of mainly teenage boys who they have been battling with for days on Rasheed Street amidst ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq/.
 Anti-government protesters participating in the continued sit-in in downtown Baghdad, visited a shrine set up to commemorate some of the people who have been killed since protests began at the beginning of October.
 An anti-government protester painted a mural on Sadoon Street in downtown Baghdad.
 Iraqi security forces soldiers rested during clashes with groups of mainly teenage boys .
 Friends and family members raise the coffin of 16-year-old Hussein Abid, who was killed by Iraqi security forces yesterday on Rasheed Street, atop a barricade on Ahrar bridge in Baghdad.
 Mourners lit candles and prayed for a young man who had been killed by Iraqi security forces during clashes in Baghdad yesterday. Tahrir Square, Baghdad.
 Local men from villages surrounding the Nahr Bin Omar Oil refinery in Basra, showed how close the refineries gas burn-off flares came to some of their houses.
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 A tailing pond full of oily water that is by-product of oil exploration, sits less than a few kilometres from the village village Nahran Bin Omran,  a heavily polluted area 15km north of Basra city.
 Male patients received chemotherapy at the over crowded cancer hospital in Basra city.
 Men fished in a small stream coming off the heavily polluted Shatt al-Arab river in front of the Nahr Bin Omar Oil refinery,15km north of Basra city.
 Inmates showed off their tattoos at a special rehabilitation prison for convicted drug addicts and dealers who were arrested in operations targeting the illegal drug trade in southern Iraq.
 Two drug addicts were arrested during a night time raid targeting a known drug dealer in Basra, Iraq. The main suspect was not captured but instead a number of the man’s friends and relatives were arrested for drug use.
 Inmates exercised at a special rehabilitation prison for convicted drug addicts and dealers who were arrested in operations targeting the illegal drug trade in southern Iraq.
 A man who was related to a known drug dealer was arrested for smoking crystal meth during a raid aimed at capturing the dealer. The main suspect was not there when police arrived after he was suspected to have been tipped off.
 Men who had been arrested for various drugs related offences were cramped inside group prison cells in the city of Az Zubayr in Basra province.
 Members of a specialised police narcotics unit entered the home of a known drug dealer on the outskirts of Basra city, after a judge had issued a warrant for his arrest.
 A police officer with a specialised narcotics unit showed off some recently seized crystal meth that was intended for sale in the southern Iraqi province of Basra.
 Hundreds of Sunni families, some of whom are accused of affiliation with ISIS members, remain displaced and are living in dilapidated unfinished buildings and empty schools in and around Samara.
 Hundreds of Sunni families, some of whom are accused of affiliation with ISIS members, remain displaced and are living in dilapidated unfinished buildings and empty schools in and around Samara.
 Hadi al-Ameri, the head of Fatah and leader of the Badr militia, attended a party rally on the campaign trail in Hillah in the run up to Iraq’s parliamentary elections in 2018.
 Sunni families accused of affiliation with ISIS members are living in rundown displacement camps after they were driven from their homes by neighbours who don’t want them to return home.
 Fatah party men and militia fighters prayed at the end of the day on the campaign trail in Hillah with Fatah party leader Hadi al-Ameri.
 Sunni families accused of affiliation with ISIS members are living in rundown displacement camps after they were driven from their homes by neighbours who don’t want them to return home.
 Members of the powerful Shiite militia group Soraya Salam control and protect the Iraqi shrine city of Samara, an important pilgrimage site in the Shia’ism. The group is led by the influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and is one of the most pote
 Iraqi border guard troops patrolled the border with Syria near the Syrian town of Abou Kamal, where some remaining elements of ISIS are hiding out trapped between various Syrian factions and the Iraqi border.
 Members of the powerful Shiite militia group Soraya Salam control and protect the Iraqi shrine city of Samara, an important pilgrimage site in the Shia’ism. The group is led by the influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and is one of the most pote
 Iraqi border guard troops looked out across the border with Syria near the Syrian town of Abou Kamal, where some remaining elements of ISIS are hiding out trapped between various Syrian factions and the Iraqi border.
 Shiite pilgrims visited the shrine of powerful Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s father and brothers who were assassinated by gunmen loyal to Saddam Hussein in the late 90’s.
 A man visited the grave of his brother, who died fighting ISIS in 2015, at the martyrs cemetery for members of the powerful Shiite militia group Soraya Salam.
 Shiite pilgrims slept and talked inside one of the cavernous halls of the Shrine of Imam Ali, one of the holiest sites in Shia’ism in Najaf, Iraq.
 Thousands prayed in front of the al Muhsen mosque in Sadr City, the predominantly Shiite enclave in Baghdad, on the eve before general elections in 2018.
 Headshots of convicted ISIS members, who were caught and executed thanks to the work of Iraq’s ‘Suquor’ Intelligence cell, were proudly displayed at their headquarters in Baghdad.
 Men prayed at the local Mosque that al-Baghdadi attended in the Juberiya 1 neighbourhood of Samarra where the ISIS leader lived with his family.
 An Iraqi federal police soldier walked past the burnt out home where al-Baghdadi was born in the village of Jallam near Samarra.
'Only God Can Judge Me' is a body of work that attempts to contextualise the tumultuous years that followed the defeat of ISIS in Iraq.

Young men climbed scaffolding to reach the upper levels of an unfinished building overlooking mass protests in Tahrir Square in Baghdad.

Young men tried to reach the upper levels of an unfinished building overlooking mass protests in Tahrir Square in Baghdad.

Protesters were treated for the affects of teargas fired by security forces during renewed, country wide protests.

Iraqi Security forces clashed with groups of mainly teenage boys who they have been battling with for days on Rasheed Street amidst ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq.

A group of volunteer doctors and medics waited for injured protesters to arrive at their first aid station on the edge of Tahrir Square in Baghdad.

People crowded the streets at night around Tahrir Square, Baghdad, during the height of anti-government protests in Iraq in late October.

Protesters were treated for the affects of teargas fired by security forces during the fourth day of renewed, country wide protests.

A badly injured protester was rushed to a first aid station shortly after being injured in clashes with security forces on Rasheed Street in downtown Baghdad.

Iraqi Security forces clashed with groups of mainly teenage boys who they have been battling with for days on Rasheed Street amidst ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq.

Young men attempted to pull down blast walls on Rasheed Street in Baghdad, during clashes with Iraqi security forces nearby.

Friends and family members paraded the coffin of 16-year-old Hussein Abed, who was killed by Iraqi security forces , through the streets of Baghdad.

Iraqi Security forces clashed with groups of mainly teenage boys who they have been battling with for days on Rasheed Street amidst ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq/.

Anti-government protesters participating in the continued sit-in in downtown Baghdad, visited a shrine set up to commemorate some of the people who have been killed since protests began at the beginning of October.

An anti-government protester painted a mural on Sadoon Street in downtown Baghdad.

Iraqi security forces soldiers rested during clashes with groups of mainly teenage boys .

Friends and family members raise the coffin of 16-year-old Hussein Abid, who was killed by Iraqi security forces yesterday on Rasheed Street, atop a barricade on Ahrar bridge in Baghdad.

Mourners lit candles and prayed for a young man who had been killed by Iraqi security forces during clashes in Baghdad yesterday. Tahrir Square, Baghdad.

Local men from villages surrounding the Nahr Bin Omar Oil refinery in Basra, showed how close the refineries gas burn-off flares came to some of their houses.

A tailing pond full of oily water that is by-product of oil exploration, sits less than a few kilometres from the village village Nahran Bin Omran, a heavily polluted area 15km north of Basra city.

Male patients received chemotherapy at the over crowded cancer hospital in Basra city.

Men fished in a small stream coming off the heavily polluted Shatt al-Arab river in front of the Nahr Bin Omar Oil refinery,15km north of Basra city.

Inmates showed off their tattoos at a special rehabilitation prison for convicted drug addicts and dealers who were arrested in operations targeting the illegal drug trade in southern Iraq.

Two drug addicts were arrested during a night time raid targeting a known drug dealer in Basra, Iraq. The main suspect was not captured but instead a number of the man’s friends and relatives were arrested for drug use.

Inmates exercised at a special rehabilitation prison for convicted drug addicts and dealers who were arrested in operations targeting the illegal drug trade in southern Iraq.

A man who was related to a known drug dealer was arrested for smoking crystal meth during a raid aimed at capturing the dealer. The main suspect was not there when police arrived after he was suspected to have been tipped off.

Men who had been arrested for various drugs related offences were cramped inside group prison cells in the city of Az Zubayr in Basra province.

Members of a specialised police narcotics unit entered the home of a known drug dealer on the outskirts of Basra city, after a judge had issued a warrant for his arrest.

A police officer with a specialised narcotics unit showed off some recently seized crystal meth that was intended for sale in the southern Iraqi province of Basra.

Hundreds of Sunni families, some of whom are accused of affiliation with ISIS members, remain displaced and are living in dilapidated unfinished buildings and empty schools in and around Samara.

Hundreds of Sunni families, some of whom are accused of affiliation with ISIS members, remain displaced and are living in dilapidated unfinished buildings and empty schools in and around Samara.

Hadi al-Ameri, the head of Fatah and leader of the Badr militia, attended a party rally on the campaign trail in Hillah in the run up to Iraq’s parliamentary elections in 2018.

Sunni families accused of affiliation with ISIS members are living in rundown displacement camps after they were driven from their homes by neighbours who don’t want them to return home.

Fatah party men and militia fighters prayed at the end of the day on the campaign trail in Hillah with Fatah party leader Hadi al-Ameri.

Sunni families accused of affiliation with ISIS members are living in rundown displacement camps after they were driven from their homes by neighbours who don’t want them to return home.

Members of the powerful Shiite militia group Soraya Salam control and protect the Iraqi shrine city of Samara, an important pilgrimage site in the Shia’ism. The group is led by the influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and is one of the most potent armed forces in the country.

Iraqi border guard troops patrolled the border with Syria near the Syrian town of Abou Kamal, where some remaining elements of ISIS are hiding out trapped between various Syrian factions and the Iraqi border.

Members of the powerful Shiite militia group Soraya Salam control and protect the Iraqi shrine city of Samara, an important pilgrimage site in the Shia’ism. The group is led by the influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and is one of the most potent armed forces in the country.

Iraqi border guard troops looked out across the border with Syria near the Syrian town of Abou Kamal, where some remaining elements of ISIS are hiding out trapped between various Syrian factions and the Iraqi border.

Shiite pilgrims visited the shrine of powerful Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s father and brothers who were assassinated by gunmen loyal to Saddam Hussein in the late 90’s.

A man visited the grave of his brother, who died fighting ISIS in 2015, at the martyrs cemetery for members of the powerful Shiite militia group Soraya Salam.

Shiite pilgrims slept and talked inside one of the cavernous halls of the Shrine of Imam Ali, one of the holiest sites in Shia’ism in Najaf, Iraq.

Thousands prayed in front of the al Muhsen mosque in Sadr City, the predominantly Shiite enclave in Baghdad, on the eve before general elections in 2018.

Headshots of convicted ISIS members, who were caught and executed thanks to the work of Iraq’s ‘Suquor’ Intelligence cell, were proudly displayed at their headquarters in Baghdad.

Men prayed at the local Mosque that al-Baghdadi attended in the Juberiya 1 neighbourhood of Samarra where the ISIS leader lived with his family.

An Iraqi federal police soldier walked past the burnt out home where al-Baghdadi was born in the village of Jallam near Samarra.

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