Fact Check: Video of `Iraqi soldier' is from Arabic movie, not real-life drama
A video of an Iraqi soldier’s emotional farewell to his mother and his family while fighting Daesh is going viral on social media.
By Tejal Sinha Published on
17 Jun 2021 4:15 AM GMT

Hyderabad: A video of an Iraqi soldier's emotional farewell to his mother and his family while fighting Daesh is going viral on social media.
The soldier in the video is seen showing the condition of the place where the fight had taken place.
Fact Check
The claim made through the viral post is False.
NewsMeter did a Keyword search and found a YouTube video aired on August 15, 2017. The video is a 17-minute-long short film 'Dialing' and the viral video was taken from the beginning of the video.
`Dialing' is a story of an Iraqi woman who is traumatized by the loss of her son who is fighting with the Iraqi army and the Popular Mobilization Forces against the terrorist organization ISIS. She refuses to accept the idea of her son's martyrdom despite the factual and material evidence that proves it. The description also touches upon the social media confusion as to whether or not it is a real video.
Claim Review:Iraqi soldier bidding farewell to his family with an emotional video
Claimed By:Social Media Users
Claim Reviewed By:Newsmeter
Claim Source:Social Media
Claim Fact Check:False
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