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Competing to bury Iraq's war dead

Jabar Amir is a gravedigger at Wadi Al-Salaam, the world's largest cemetery.

The Wadi Al-Salaam - or Valley of Peace - Cemetery in the Iraqi city of Najaf is one of the holiest places on earth for Shia muslims. It's said to be the largest cemetery in the world - with more than five million bodies buried there. For gravedigger Jabar Muhammad Abdul Amir, the cemetery is also his livelihood. The conflict in Iraq means that business is booming, and he's fighting to protect his patch from many new rivals.

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