Smoke rises from Sulaymaniyah. Smoke rises from several points across the Kurdistan city of Sulaymaniyah. An original caption suggests the town had recently been bombed by the British Royal Air Force: possibly a reference to the RAF bombing of Sheikh Mahmud's house in December 1923, when he proclaimed himself King of Kurdistan in defiance of British control. Sulaymaniyah, British Mandate of Mesopotamia (Iraq), circa December 1923. Sulaymaniyah, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, Middle East, Asia.
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Smoke rises from Sulaymaniyah. Smoke rises from several points across the Kurdistan city of Sulaymaniyah. An original caption suggests the town had recently been bombed by the British Royal Air Force: possibly a reference to the RAF bombing of Sheikh Mahmud's house in December 1923, when he proclaimed himself King of Kurdistan in defiance of British control. Sulaymaniyah, British Mandate of Mesopotamia (Iraq), circa December 1923. Sulaymaniyah, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, Middle East, Asia.

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Fumée Grande ville Destruction Armée et Forces Armées Armée de l'air Paysage Grandes villes Guerres et conflits Dégâts et destruction Souleimaniye Souleimaniye Irak Moyen-Orient

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