AFP: The tranquil scene at Lake Tharthar, Iraq’s largest stretch of water, belies its recent violent history as an Al-Qaeda stronghold until just six months ago.
These days families gather round barbecues and fishermen work their nets where before bodies were often found floating in the shallows as local militias battled to oust the Islamist fighters.
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