Jubilant Iraqis dance for US troops' pull back
A well-known to Iraqis local singer rhapsodized the U.S. troops' exit
from his beloved Baghdad city as he sang a song that made thousands of
cheered Iraqis cried with tears during a massive celebration in Baghdad
on Monday.
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Jubilant Iraqis |
Salah Hassan, an Iraqi singer in his thirties, vocalized his
happiness to return to Baghdad he loved and said he will walk in its old
and popular street of Saadoun as he and all Baghdadis used to do before
the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
"I am here to celebrate the great and historic day. I came to share
the pleasure of my people," Hassan, who lives abroad told Xinhua as he
was heading to the stage in Zawraa Park, the biggest in the Iraqi
capital.
Jubilant people have to pass checkpoints and endure tight security,
where banners declared that Iraq's sovereignty and independence have
been accomplished for Iraqis, while other banners praised the hope for
better future saying "at the day of sovereignty, we light the candles of
joy so we can build better future."
Suhaiylah, a 60-year-old woman, said she heard about the massive
celebration from the television and brought a five-year- old boy who is
the son of her daughter that was killed with her husband in one of the
deadly car bombings in Baghdad six months ago.
"My daughter left for me five of her sons, this is one of them. She
was a poor woman who worked hard with her husband at their stall in Bab
al-Sharji area when the blast took them away," Suhaiylah said with tears
filling in her eyes.
BAGHDAD, Xinhua |
