Billboards advertise mobile phones in Hilla, seen through the window of an armored personnel carrier. Cell phones were banned under Saddam, but are now one of the largest growth industries.
Billboards advertise mobile phones in Hilla, seen through the window of an armored personnel carrier. Cell phones were banned under Saddam, but are now one of the largest growth industries.
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