He points out a recent site in a small village 20 minutes outside of Sulaimaniya.

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It's the same sort of pattern as we've seen not far from Sulaimaniya at a place called Chamchamal.

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The four travelers spent Thursday night at the Miwan Hotel in Sulaimaniya, Iraq, said hotel owner Mudhafer Mohammed.

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