War_Conflict

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Syrian soldiers stand at the site of a car bombing near the shrine of Sayyida Zeinab (background) in suburban Damascus, Syria, on Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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Security forces inspect the scene of a car-bomb attack in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad on Wednesday. A wave of bombings targeted religious processions during the annual pilgrimage commemorating the eighth-century death of a revered Shiite imam, killing scores of people, police said. (Associated Press)

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The United States' use of unmanned drones to kill terror suspects was opposed by the majority of voters in 17 of 21 countries polled for a Pew Research Center survey on the U.S. image abroad. (Associated Press)

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A Somali soldier stands guard at a market in Afgoye, a town west of the Mogadishu where Ugandan and Burundian wrested control from al-Shabab troops in late May. The Islamist rebels had used the area to control traffic in and out of the capital and extort money from anyone who wanted to enter or leave.

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Pakistani oil tanker drivers sit June 6, 2012, next to their tankers in a compound in Karachi, Pakistan. The tankers were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

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People inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad on June 13, 2012. Wave of bombings targeted religious processions during the annual pilgrimage commemorating the 8th century death of a revered Shiite imam, killing and wounding scores of people, police said. (Associated Press)