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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Exile in Limbo - Watching Home Burn from a Distance - Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq In the Baharka district, the daily existence of Syrian Kurdish refugees is defined by a haunting duality. While laborers attempt to focus on their work in bakeries and construction sites, in local clinics, doctors attend to patients whose physical ailments are often deepened by the psychological trauma of the war, checking vitals while the sick anxiously await updates from home.Inside the shelters, even the children have replaced cartoons with graphic news feeds, gathering around small screens to watch the destruction of a homeland they can barely remember. Whether in a clinic, a workshop, or a home, thousands here live a surreal reality physically safe in the Kurdistan Region, but mentally living on the frontlines of the conflict in Rojava and Aleppo Iraq on January 11, 2026. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACA

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Boxing Training Session at A Displacement Camp - Khan Younis

Palestinian girls take part in a boxing training session aimed for psychological relief and physical empowerment at a displacement camp in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Boxing Training Session at A Displacement Camp - Khan Younis

Palestinian girls take part in a boxing training session aimed for psychological relief and physical empowerment at a displacement camp in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Boxing Training Session at A Displacement Camp - Khan Younis

Palestinian girls take part in a boxing training session aimed for psychological relief and physical empowerment at a displacement camp in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Boxing Training Session at A Displacement Camp - Khan Younis

Palestinian girls take part in a boxing training session aimed for psychological relief and physical empowerment at a displacement camp in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Boxing Training Session at A Displacement Camp - Khan Younis

Palestinian girls take part in a boxing training session aimed for psychological relief and physical empowerment at a displacement camp in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Boxing Training Session at A Displacement Camp - Khan Younis

A Palestinian girl takes part in a boxing training session aimed for psychological relief and physical empowerment at a displacement camp in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Boxing Training Session at A Displacement Camp - Khan Younis

Palestinian girls take part in a boxing training session aimed for psychological relief and physical empowerment at a displacement camp in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Boxing Training Session at A Displacement Camp - Khan Younis

Palestinian girls take part in a boxing training session aimed for psychological relief and physical empowerment at a displacement camp in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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DJI Drone

FUYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 31, 2025 - A DJI drone displayed in a physical store in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on December 31, 2025.

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM