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Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different.
Jalal Talabani
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Jalal Talabani
Age: 83 †
Born: 1933
Born: November 12
Died: 2017
Died: October 3
Jurist
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Politician
President Of Iraq
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