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This video documents the Islamic State's siege on the city of Samarra Iraq in June 2014. The city is of great religious importance to Shia Muslims as it contains the al-Askari Mosque, a shrine built to honor the 10th and 11th Shia Imams. However, Samarra sits in a Sunni dominated area. The Iraqi Security Forces that didn't flee were eliminated by ISIS, and the city remains under Islamic State control. This video is intended to document world conflict, not to glorify violence.