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  • Sunni fighters opposing the Islamic State gather in formation along the front line near the IScontrolled village of Haj...
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  • American soldier riding on a donkey in front of civilians in a village.
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  • soldiers mixed with civilians walking on a busy street in Iraq.
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  • man walking in rubble in Mosul
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  • Iraqi military running with weapon to the roof of a building
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  • child running with smoke in the background of an oil field
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  • fire burning in a field with a soldier's truck in the background
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  • An Iraqi man with his daughter near a makeshift camp
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