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A fighter with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fire shots in the air as they stand around a bonfireduring Nowruz (Noruz) celebrations near the village of Baghouz in the countryside of the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor on March 20, 2019, as battles continue to capture the Islamic State (IS) groups last scrap of territory. The Persian New Year is an ancient Zoroastrian tradition celebrated by Iranians and Kurds which coincides with the vernal (spring) equinox and is calculated by the solar calendar. (Photo by Giuseppe Cacace/AFP Photo)
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