15 Active War Zones Where You Can Vacation
| September 9, 2016
14. Iraq
Needless to say, the ongoing conflict between the new government of Iraq and the insurgent caliphate of ISIS is one that’s well known to many across the world, no matter where you live. While the conflict rages on in the northern parts of Iraq and along the country’s borders with Syria and Turkey, there’s still some limited degree of tourism in the country.
Unfortunately for human history, ISIS’s brutality has not just touched human lives, they’ve also turned their attention toward destroying some of the world’s oldest and most valuable treasures, many of which once called Iraq their home.
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