[In Pictures] Baghdad Hosts Marathon to Promote Peace

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[In Pictures] Baghdad Hosts Marathon to Promote Peace

 

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Basnews English

06/05/2017 - 18:20

Sport

 

 

ERBIL— Nearly 500 personnel from the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Saturday staged a marathon race in Baghdad, as a symbolic move to voice the Iraqi peoples' hopes for peace.  

The sports event, entitled Marathon against Violence, began from Nahrain University, on the banks of the Tigris.

"We, as diplomats, loved to support this event and tell the world that Baghdad is the city for peace not violence," said a participant, Burhan Jaf, the chief of  MoFA's Asia and Australia Department.

 

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[ChuckFinley]

Pushing to get things back to normal.  

[10 YEARS LATER]

I'm Impressed ! This takes GUTS ! ! ! 

[Donziman]

Wow and we thought running in Boston was bravery. Hats off to these guys.

[Wiljor]

The smile on the face of the first guy is uplifting indeed, may all of Iraq share the same feeling 🙏

[jmartin1145]

Broham with the mustache cheated.