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Report: Islamic State bans Valentine’s Day
February 17, 2015
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Describing Valentine’s Day as an “infidel Christian holiday,” Islamic State jihadists banned the commemoration of the day in Mosul, according to a report from the Fides news agency.
Patrols in Iraq’s second-largest city ensured that shopkeepers did not sell gifts related to the day, according to the report.
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