In this Oct. 5, 2017 file photo, Iraqi soccer fans display national flags as they cheer during a friendly soccer match between Kenya and Iraq, in Basra, Iraq. An Iraq-Qatar match, part of a friendly soccer tournament this week with Syria and Qatar, is to start Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Basra. While friendly matches have been allowed for some time, last week FIFA lifted a three-decade ban on international competitions for the Iraqi cities of Basra, Karbala and Irbil, considered to be the safest in Iraq, but not Baghdad, which still sees militant attacks.
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