The Struggle Against the Islamic State
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Shi'ite fighters, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against militants of the Islamic State take part in field training in the desert in the province of Najaf, Sept. 16, 2014.
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Smoke rises from a recent U.S. air strike on Islamic State militant positions in Khazir, on the edge of Mosul, Sept. 16, 2014.
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Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga troops load rockets into a launcher during fighting with Islamic State militants in Khazir, Sept. 16, 2014.
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Smoke rises on the horizon after American air strikes, in Khazir, Sept. 16, 2014.