In pics: antique shops in Baghdad, Iraq

Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2018 shows a vendor in an antique shop in al-Mdallal market in downtown Baghdad, Iraq. The antique shops in Souq al-Mdallal, or al-Mdallal market, in downtown Baghdad exhibit treasures of museum quality. TO GO WITH Feature: Baghdad antique shops tale of city, despite negligence, stagnation(Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)