My dream of ballooning over Iraq

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In 2014 Murtada al-Hachimi was organising Iraq's first hot air balloon festival - to project an image of peace to the world. But his plan coincided with the rise of the so-called Islamic State group in the country. Photo: Hot air balloons fill the sky Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images