Adhamyia, Iraq: Neighborhood Of Sorrow

I was walking in the street with only one thing occupying my mind; will I make it to my relatives' house? On my way I saw some of the usual: in the corner there was AlQaeda watchman sitting on a chair, a motorbike with two teenagers on it ( AlQaeda assassins) passes by me, and there was smoke going from somewhere, an explosion which is a normal thing here.

When I reached the house I was in sorrow ,as usual, for what the lovely neighborhood where I spent most of my life has turned to. I can remember the day when all of this started, I can remember the day when AlQaeda and other militias decided to make Adhamiya their stronghold and destroy everything beautiful in it, when they decided to kill its spirit. I remember the day when some of the nice people of Adhamiya were deceived by AlQaeda and other militias and thought they were for a better future. I also remembered how beautiful, peaceful and lovely this district was.

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