From Mosul to Baghdad, a song of Iraqi solidarity and resistance

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 18, 2019 12:02 am

MOSUL, Iraq: While Baghdad anti-regime protesters have clashed with riot police, their supporters in Mosul are using art to fight for change with a new take on the resistance anthem “Bella Ciao.”

In a viral music video clip, the World War 2-era Italian anti-fascist song has been tweaked to “Blaya Chara” — meaning “no way out” in Iraqi dialect.

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