Developments in Iraq
![Tribal fighters pose for photographs with their weapons during an intensive security deployment to fight militants of the Islamic State, in the town of Haditha, northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 28, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9308c034-ad7e-460e-b77a-89b6728c6705_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tribal fighters pose for photographs with their weapons during an intensive security deployment to fight militants of the Islamic State, in the town of Haditha, northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 28, 2014.
![Tribal fighters carry their weapons during an intensive security deployment to fight militants of the Islamic State, in the town of Haditha, northwest of Baghdad, Aug. 25, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/2c86224c-c919-4987-8f9c-357deea3e2f2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tribal fighters carry their weapons during an intensive security deployment to fight militants of the Islamic State, in the town of Haditha, northwest of Baghdad, Aug. 25, 2014.
![Iraqi special police officers march during a graduation ceremony in Karbala, Aug. 28, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/88a8fb29-32ee-442c-b13d-06546389c592_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi special police officers march during a graduation ceremony in Karbala, Aug. 28, 2014.
![Iraqi special police officers demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony in Karbala, Aug. 28, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/25aa3b62-db9c-4130-b1b4-9177738ef399_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi special police officers demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony in Karbala, Aug. 28, 2014.