Iraq – Wednesday, Aug. 27
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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.
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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.