Public sports in post-war Iraq

A picture taken on Feb 27, 2013 shows Iraqis stretching during a parkour training in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. A generation of Iraqi young people, who have grown up knowing only war, view the future of their country with trepidation and think about emigrating to escape the still-common violence and corruption. [Photo/icpress]

Runners compete in the second International Iraqi Marathon in the northern Kurdish city of Arbil, on Oct 19, 2012. The marathon, under the motto of "Let us run for peace and development", is organized by the governor of Arbil and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). [Photo/icpress]