Two vicious roosters circle a filthy carpet in southern Iraq, facing off for a cockfight that has drawn dozens to a dimly lit cafe in the port city of Basra.
"This practice has been around since I was born in 1949,” said referee Riad Ali, whose father introduced him to cockfighting when he was around 10.
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