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Iraq holds military parade celebrating victory over Islamic State

Ari Jalal | Reuters An Iraqi soldier holds an Islamic State flag during a battle with Islamic State militants, north of Mosul, Iraq. An Iraqi military parade celebrating final victory over Islamic State is underway in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, an Iraqi military spokesman told Reuters on Sunday. Prime …

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Southern California’s Thomas wildfire is now 15 percent contained

Gene Blevins | Reuters A local man tries to cope and prays during an early-morning Creek Fire that broke out in the Kagel Canyon area in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles, in Sylmar, California, U.S., December 5, 2017. Besides lifting evacuation orders in portions of Ojai, authorities …

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Iraq declares final victory in war over ‘eternal enemy’ Islamic State

Haydar Hadi | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi delivers a speech during Baghdad Dialogue Conference in Baghdad, Iraq on January 14, 2017. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared final victory over Islamic State on Saturday after Iraqi forces drove its last remnants from the country, three …

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