Snow falls in Baghdad

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Jan. 11 - Snow falls on Baghdad for the first time in living memory.

The streets of the Iraqi capital were largely empty as big, thick, wet flakes fell. Some residents saw the snowfall as an omen of peace.

Even though the temperature hovered around freezing, the snow did not last long on the ground as it melted into grey puddles.