Ordinary people, far removed from battlefields, live in constant fear. The home, once a sanctuary, becomes a site of vulnerability.

A smoke billows from a fire as supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups attempt to move toward the U.S. embassy located in Baghdad's Green Zone, while riot police deploy to block their advance, following the Israel and U.S. strikes on Iran and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 1, 2026.
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