At Rusafa amusement park, Iraqis could almost forget they were in a city where sectarian violence tops the news every day, with more than 1,000 people killed in the past month.

• 在鲁萨法游乐场，伊拉克人几乎可以忘掉他们身处在一个每天新闻头版充斥着宗派暴力的城市里，上个月还有超过1，000人被杀。