An overjoyed woman was seen celebrating as she removed her face
veil, stomped on it and set it alight after her village was reportedly liberated
from the Islamic State.
In a video of the moment, the woman, who is not identified,
cheered and screamed as she removed her niqab as other women and children - also
wearing gleaming smiles - looked on.
After the woman stomped on the face veil, another woman picks
it up and sets it on fire with a lighter.
The video later shows the women smoking cigarettes as men
danced nearby.
It is unknown what village the video was filmed in, but it was
later Tweeted out by the Kurdish news outlet Rudaw.
The video comes the same week that Iraqi forces backed by jets,
drones and gunships attacked Mosul airport Thursday, a key step in a renewed
offensive against jihadists defending their stronghold on the city's west
bank.
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