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October 17, 2017 · 4:45 PM EDT

By Stephen Snyder

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Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) celebrate on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq

Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces celebrate on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2017.

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Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters

In Conflict & JusticeConflictGlobal Security.

Tagged: KirkukAsiaIraqKurdistanMiddle EastBen van Heuvelen.