Consider the following pairs:
| Towns sometimes mentioned in news | Country |
| 1. | Aleppo | Syria |
| 2. | Kirkuk | Yemen |
| 3. | Mosul | Palestine |
| 4. | Mazar-i-sharif | Afghanistan |
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2018
Statement 2 is incorrect: Kirkuk is a city in Iraq, known for its oil reserves and contested status, particularly between the central government and the Kurdistan Region. Yemen is a country in the Arabian Peninsula. Statement 3 is incorrect: Mosul is a major city in Iraq, historically significant and a key battleground against ISIS. Palestine is a region in the Middle East.