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An Iraqi resident of a homeless community at the former Air Force headquarters is seen in silhouette through a scavenged air force map that has been converted into a window Oct 22, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Hundreds of Iraqi families who cannot afford elevated post war housing costs have taken up residence in the abandoned air force base, making do with what they can.

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Copyright: © 2006 Scott Nelson.
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Contained in galleries: Iraq War 2003-2007

An Iraqi resident of a homeless community at the former Air Force headquarters is seen in silhouette through a scavenged air force map that has been converted into a window Oct 22, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Hundreds of Iraqi families who cannot afford elevated post war housing costs have taken up residence in the abandoned air force base, making do with what they can.