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Baghdad's traditional leather industry enters new phase

STORY: Baghdad's traditional leather industry enters new phase DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the al-Sarajeen market in Baghdad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KARIM ABU SAMER, Shopkeeper in al-Sarajeen market 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABU YOUSIF AL-SARAJ, Shopkeeper in al-Sarajeen market STORYLINE: The leather industry, which is one of the popular heritage professions in Baghdad has entered a new stage with the presence of modern technologies that enriched the ancient profession and increased production. Located in the Shawaka neighborhood in downtown Baghdad on the western side of the Tigris River, the al-Sarajeen (Saddles) market is one of the most popular markets in Baghdad and is known for producing and selling various types of leather items. The name of the al-Sarajeen means Saddles because in the past centuries the market was known for making saddles and harnesses for horses. Nowadays, the market is producing leather sheaths for knive

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(4)Pictures in Afghanistan

JABAL US SARAJ, Afghanistan - A Northern Alliance soldier holds a picture depicting Ahmed Shah Massoud, an assassinated alliance leader, on an armored vehicle in Jabal-us-Saraj, northern Afghanistan, on Nov. 16.

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N. Alliance preparing to advance on Kabul

JABAL US SARAJ, Afghanistan - Trucks and tanks of Afghanistan's opposition Northern Alliance carry soldiers about 30 kilometers from the capital of Kabul on Nov. 12. The Northern Alliance says it is preparing to advance on the capital soon.

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Afghan rebels capture Mazar-e-Sharif: official

JABAL US SARAJ, Afghanistan - Northern Alliance's tanks are ready in Charikar, northern Afghanistan, on Nov. 9 to head for the battlefront in a bid to capture Mazar-e-Sharif, a stronghold of the Afghan ruling Taliban. A senior Northern Alliance official claimed the alliance's troops entered Mazar-e-Sharif and met little resistance.

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(1)Northern Alliance stages military drill

JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan - Afghan's opposition Northern Alliance stages a military exercise in Jabal-us-Saraj in northern Afghanistan on Nov. 5 to show their readiness to advance on Kabul. Some 7,000 soldiers in new uniforms took part in the drill.

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(2)Northern Alliance stages military drill

JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan - Northern Alliance President Burhanuddin Rabani (R) and Gen. Mohammad Fahim inspect their soldiers during a military drill at Jabal-us-Saraj, northern Afghanistan on Nov. 5. Some 7,000 soldiers took part in the drill, meant to demonstrate the opposition force's readiness to advance on Kabul.

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N. Alliance's Abdullah says U.S. air strikes very soon

JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan - Abdullah Abdullah (L), foreign minister of Afghanistan's anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, speaks to journalists Oct. 7 in Jabal-us-Saraj, northern Afghanistan. Abdullah said U.S. air strikes against the Taliban may take place in a few days time.

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Afghan rebels capture Mazar-e-Sharif: official

JABAL US SARAJ, Afghanistan - Northern Alliance's tanks are ready in Charikar, northern Afghanistan, on Nov. 9 to head for the battlefront in a bid to capture Mazar-e-Sharif, a stronghold of the Afghan ruling Taliban. A senior Northern Alliance official claimed the alliance's troops entered Mazar-e-Sharif and met little resistance.

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(4)Pictures in Afghanistan

JABAL US SARAJ, Afghanistan - A Northern Alliance soldier holds a picture depicting Ahmed Shah Massoud, an assassinated alliance leader, on an armored vehicle in Jabal-us-Saraj, northern Afghanistan, on Nov. 16.

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N. Alliance preparing to advance on Kabul

JABAL US SARAJ, Afghanistan - Trucks and tanks of Afghanistan's opposition Northern Alliance carry soldiers about 30 kilometers from the capital of Kabul on Nov. 12. The Northern Alliance says it is preparing to advance on the capital soon.

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N. Alliance's Abdullah says U.S. air strikes very soon

JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan - Abdullah Abdullah (L), foreign minister of Afghanistan's anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, speaks to journalists Oct. 7 in Jabal-us-Saraj, northern Afghanistan. Abdullah said U.S. air strikes against the Taliban may take place in a few days time.

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Fayiz al-Saraj, Andrej Babis

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (right) meets Libyan Prime Minister Fayiz al-Saraj to discuss situation in the country, migration, Czech help to Libya in Prague, Czech Republic, January 30, 2019. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Fayiz al-Saraj, Andrej Babis

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (right) meets Libyan Prime Minister Fayiz al-Saraj to discuss situation in the country, migration, Czech help to Libya in Prague, Czech Republic, January 30, 2019. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Fayiz al-Saraj, Andrej Babis

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (right) meets Libyan Prime Minister Fayiz al-Saraj to discuss situation in the country, migration, Czech help to Libya in Prague, Czech Republic, January 30, 2019. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Fayiz al-Saraj, Andrej Babis

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (centre left) meets Libyan Prime Minister Fayiz al-Saraj (centre right) to discuss situation in the country, migration, Czech help to Libya in Prague, Czech Republic, January 30, 2019. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Fayiz al-Saraj, Andrej Babis

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (right) meets Libyan Prime Minister Fayiz al-Saraj to discuss situation in the country, migration, Czech help to Libya in Prague, Czech Republic, January 30, 2019. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Fayiz al-Saraj, Andrej Babis

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (right) meets Libyan Prime Minister Fayiz al-Saraj to discuss situation in the country, migration, Czech help to Libya in Prague, Czech Republic, January 30, 2019. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Fayiz al-Saraj, Andrej Babis

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (right) meets Libyan Prime Minister Fayiz al-Saraj to discuss situation in the country, migration, Czech help to Libya in Prague, Czech Republic, January 30, 2019. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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(2)Northern Alliance stages military drill

JABAL-US-SARAJ, Afghanistan - Northern Alliance President Burhanuddin Rabani (R) and Gen. Mohammad Fahim inspect their soldiers during a military drill at Jabal-us-Saraj, northern Afghanistan on Nov. 5. Some 7,000 soldiers took part in the drill, meant to demonstrate the opposition force's readiness to advance on Kabul.