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Roaring along Baghdad s highways, the Iraq Bikers are doing more than showing off their love of motorcycles and black leather: they want their shared enthusiasm to help heal Iraq s deep sectarian rifts.
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A member of Iraq Bikers, the first Iraqi biker group, drives with an Iraqi flag on his motorbike in Baghdad, Iraq December 28, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Members of the Iraq Bikers gather outside a cafe in Baghdad, Iraq December 28.
Bilal al Bayati, leading the first Iraqi biker group, talks to the team before a ride on the streets of Baghdad, December 28.
A view of spare parts hanging on the wall of a motorbike repair shop in Baghdad, December 31. The Iraq Bikers - who now number 380 - are men of all ages, social classes and various faiths.
A member of the Iraq Bikers drives next to a member of Iraqi security forces at the Al Karkh Stadium in Baghdad, Iraq December 28.
Members of the Iraq Bikers are seen with their motorbikes on a street of Baghdad, December 28. But riding a chopper through Baghdad is quite different from Route 101.
Members of the Iraq Bikers ride their motorbikes on the streets of Baghdad, December 28. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A member of the Iraq Bikers rides his motorbike on the streets of Baghdad, December 28. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Members of the Iraq Bikers gather at a cafe in Baghdad, December 28. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A motorbike dummy is seen on a biker's helmet who is a member of the Iraq Bikers in Baghdad, December 28. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A member of the Iraq Bikers looks at a mirror on his motorbike in Baghdad, December 28. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A member of the Iraq Bikers stands behind a skull flag in Baghdad, December 28. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A member of the Iraq Bikers wears a mask as he drives his motorbike on the streets of Baghdad, December 28. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A member of the Iraq Bikers takes a group photo in Baghdad, December 28. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniC
Members of the Iraq Bikers gather next to their motorbikes on a street of Baghdad, December 28. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A member of the Iraq Bikers poses for a photograph before riding his motorbike on the streets of Baghdad, December 28. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A member of the Iraq Bikers wears a mask as he drives his motorbike on the streets of Baghdad, December 28. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Members of the Iraq Bikers ride their motorbikes on the streets of Baghdad, December 28. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani