Iraq – Wednesday, Aug. 27
![Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against militants of the Islamic State, take part in field training in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad, Aug. 26, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1fc4a17b-74b8-4aa7-8e0c-2f833ca0acee_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against militants of the Islamic State, take part in field training in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad, Aug. 26, 2014.
![Iraqi Kurdish regional President Masoud Barzani (right) shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Irbil, north of Baghdad, Aug. 26, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/de0ba8c4-91de-4786-af6d-57dac9aa4df1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi Kurdish regional President Masoud Barzani (right) shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Irbil, north of Baghdad, Aug. 26, 2014.