Mourners attend the funeral of victims who were killed when a fire ripped through a crowded wedding hall in the mainly Christian northern city of Qaraqosh, also known as Hamdaniyah, Sept. 27, 2023. (Photo: Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP)

'We're all dead': Iraqis in shock after wedding fire

The day before, those in the pictures had gathered in an elegant banqueting hall to attend a wedding. 
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'We're all dead': Iraqis in shock after wedding fire

Mourners attend the funeral of victims who were killed when a fire ripped through a crowded wedding hall in the mainly Christian northern city of Qaraqosh, also known as Hamdaniyah, Sept. 27, 2023. (Photo: Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP)

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US Special Operations warn local Arab leaders against the influence of malign actors

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Barzani Charity Foundation providing aid to Hamdaniya victims

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A firefighter attempts to extinguish the flames of the Hamdaniya wedding hall inferno, Sept. 27, 2023. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan 24)

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