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For three decades a plot of land in Sulamianiya in Northern Iraq (controlled by the Kurds) was a dispensary of fear, surrounded by high concrete walls, brimming with guards. It was a headquarters for Iraqi military and intelligence services, known as a place of incarcerations, torture sessions and death. The park was started in 1997 as a symbol of what Iraq could be outside of Saddam Hussein's control.
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