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Santa Claus has come to the war torn city of Mosul, though this isn't a jolly man with a big white beard, but 23 year old Kurdish Muslim activist Shaimaa al Abbasi on a mission to spread joy in the northern Iraqi city.
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That seems so much suffering.
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Yeah, let me an addict.
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For Children like Tamar, it's a thrill to see Santa in her city, she says she hopes she'll come back every year.
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Jingles Like many in Mosul, al Abbasi was displaced to a refugee camp along with her family.
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When Islamic State took over large swathes of the country in 2014, they were defeated by Iraqi and coalition forces in 2017.
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But the devastation of the battle is still visible.
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E suffered mentally when I see the destruction.
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But I always try to become stronger so that I can approach these Children and make them happy, because when I was a child, I underwent similar pressure, a swell, a spreading, festive cheer.
