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Sandstorm hits the city of Mosul in Iraq.

Video. WATCH: Sandstorm hits Iraq's Mosul, shrouding landmarks in dust

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A sandstorm hits the northern Iraqi city of Mosul with local landmarks such as the Al-Nuri mosque and the Mosul Bridge shrouded in dust.

 Last year, Iraq experienced more than a dozen sandstorms, an unprecedented number that was attributed to desertification. 

Watch the video in the iPlayer above.

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