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Civilians help a municipal bulldozer clean up as onlookers inspect the scene after a car bomb explosion at a crowded outdoor market in Baghdad’s Sadr City, Wednesday.

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Bombings kill 93 in Baghdad

by Sinan Salaheddin Associated Press, and Susannah George Associated PressMay 12, 2016

US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, left, receives the rank pennant from US Air Force General Philip Breedlove, the outgoing commanding officer of US and NATO troops in Europe, during the change in command at the United States European Command (EUCOM), in Stuttgart, Germany, Tuesday, May 3, 2016, with General Joseph Dunford, second from left, and Command Master Chief Crispian Addington, second from right, pictured in the background. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)

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Navy SEAL killed in Iraq

by Robert Burns Associated Press, and Susannah George Associated PressMay 3, 2016

Protesters and supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr chant slogans calling for governmental reforms as they wave national flags before ending their sit-in inside Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone, Sunday, May 1, 2016. Anti-government protesters temporarily ended their mass demonstration in Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday and began an orderly withdrawal a day after tearing down walls around the government district and invading parliament. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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Iraq protests disband after 2nd bombing

by Susannah George Associated Press, and Sinan Salaheddin Associated PressMay 1, 2016

Supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr walk over the blast walls surrounding Baghdad�s highly fortified Green Zone Saturday, April 30, 2016. Dozens of protesters climbed over the blast walls and could be seen storming the Parliament building, carrying Iraqi flags and chanting against the government. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Iraqi protesters pour into Green Zone

by Susannah George Associated PressMay 1, 2016

FILE - In this Monday, April 1, 2016 file photo, smoke rises as people flee their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. As Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces entered the center of a strategically important western Islamic State-held town, the decision to use siege tactics has complicated and delayed operations. Thousands of civilians are trapped in the town and the slow pace of operations has allowed IS fighters to dig in to stage harsh counterattacks. But Iraq’s elite counterterrorism forces say the approach is key to ensuring their territorial gains stick.(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)

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Siege tactics complicate fight for Hit

by Susannah George Associated PressApril 7, 2016

People flee their homes during clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group in Hit, 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 4, 2016. Families, many with small children and elderly relatives say they walked for hours Monday through desert littered with roadside bombs to escape airstrikes and clashes. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Iraqi forces face heavy resistance

by Susannah George Associated PressApril 5, 2016

In this Sunday, March 20, 2016 photo, Iraq soldiers search a convoy of families fleeing Islamic State-held Hit, Iraq, at a checkpoint on the western edge of Ramadi, Iraq. More than 10,000 civilians have fled Hit and most sought shelter in already overcrowded camps between Hit and Ramadi while others have moved further east to towns under Iraqi government control. At a checkpoint on the western edge of Ramadi, a line of cars and trucks carrying families fleeing Hit wait as Iraqi army officers check papers and search through luggage. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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Politics slows Iraq’s fight vs. Islamists

by Susannah George Associated PressMarch 22, 2016

FILE - This image made from Jan. 11, 2016 video released by the U.S. military shows an airstrike targeting an Islamic State group cash and finance distribution center near Mosul, Iraq. After months of losing ground in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State group is showing signs of the wear and tear, with commanders on the ground saying they are seeing an increase in desertions. But the jihadis appear to be lashing back with more terrorist and chemical attacks. (Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve via AP, File)

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Militants suffer blows but still launch attacks

by Susannah George Associated Press, and Bassem Mroue Associated PressMarch 21, 2016

Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi, centre speaks to reporters at a military a base outside Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Al-Obeidi played down fears of the Islamic State group’s chemical weapons capabilities, saying the group lacks “chemical capabilities.” The attacks the group has carried were only intended to “hurt the morale of our fighters,” as they have so far not caused any casualties he said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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US nabs chief IS chemical engineer

by Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated Press, and Susannah George Associated PressMarch 10, 2016