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Shi'a Jihadi Slogan: Ya Qamr Bani Hashim

Shi'a Jihadi Slogan: Ya Qamr Bani Hashim

"Qamr Bani Hashim" ('Moon of the Hashemites') is a reference to Al-Abbas ibn Ali (aka Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas). The red flag featuring his name addressed in the vocative is common among Shi'a militants.

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