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Photos: A traditional Chukar bird fight in Erbil
Iraqi Kurdish men view a traditional sport in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq
Birds attack each other during a traditional Chukar bird fight in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on May 13, 2016. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
Iraqi Kurdish men sit with their Chukar birds in cages as they watch a Chukar bird fight in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on May 13, 2016. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
Birds attack each other during a traditional Chukar bird fight in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on May 13, 2016. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
Iraqi Kurdish men chat as they watch Chukar bird fights in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on May 13, 2016. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
A general view shows a traditional Chukar bird fight in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on May 13, 2016. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
Birds attack each other during a traditional Chukar bird fight in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on May 13, 2016. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
An Iraqi Kurdish man holds his Chukar birds as he discusses a Chukar bird fight in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on May 13, 2016. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
An Iraqi Kurdish man holds his Chukar bird between Chukar bird fights in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on May 13, 2016. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
Birds attack each other during a traditional Chukar bird fight in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on May 13, 2016. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
