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Iraqi Security Forces and allied Shiite militiamen were struggling against Islamic State fighters to retake Tikrit until U.S. air power helped pave the way. (Associated Press)
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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno announced April 1, 2015 that, effective immediately, the U.S. Army is changing its tattoo policy after feedback from soldiers. (Image: U.S. Army, Staff Sgt. Stephanie van Geete)
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi tours the city of Tikrit after it was retaken by the security forces in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Iraq declared a "magnificent victory" over the Islamic State group in Tikrit, a key step in driving the militants out of their biggest strongholds. (AP Photo)
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Nigerian former Gen. Muhammadu Buhari speaks to journalists in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat to Buhari, a 72-year-old former military dictator, who was elected in a historic transfer of power following the nation's most hotly contested election ever. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Fatah revolutionary council in the West Bank city of Ramallah in this Oct. 18, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)
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Iraqi Security Forces and allied Shiite militiamen seized a flag of the Islamic State group in Tikrit on Tuesday. Despite strategic gains, many hurdles remain. (Associated Press)
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moving in: Iraqi fighters on Tuesday went house to house and street by street in search of snipers and booby traps to liberate the city from the Islamic State. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said security forces reached the heart of the city. (Associated Press)
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An MH-60R Sea Hawk from the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 launches flares alongside the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). U.S. Navy photo.
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Israeli police officers secure a destroyed house that was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinians militants from Gaza, in Yahud, a Tel Aviv suburb near the airport, central Israel, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. As a result, Delta Air Lines and U.S. Airlines decided to cancel their scheduled flights to Israel. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team exit a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Tall Afar, Iraq, July 2, 2006. (U.S. Air Force) ** FILE **
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew speaks at the start of a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang at the Zhongnanhai Leadership Compound in Beijing Monday, March 30, 2015. In the meeting Lew expressed "deep concern" about the curbs in proposed bank security and anti-terrorism rules. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
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National Edition News cover for March 30, 2015 - Arab allies wage war in Yemen with U.S. weapons, without American leadership: FILE - In this May 2, 2007, file photo, a U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jet approaches a KC135 Stratotanker. The United States and Saudi Arabia are quietly expanding their defense ties on a vast scale, led by a little-known project to develop an elite force to protect the kingdom's oil riches and future nuclear sites. And it is with Iran mainly in mind that the Saudis are pressing ahead with a historic $60 billion arms deal that will provide dozens of new U.S.-built F-15 combat aircraft. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Arab heads of state meet as King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, seen on screen, speaks, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Embattled Yemeni President Abdel Rabbo Mansour Hadi called Shiite rebels who forced him to flee the country "stooges of Iran," directly blaming the Islamic republic for the chaos there and demanding that airstrikes against rebel positions continue until they surrender. Saudi King Salman has vowed that the military intervention in Yemen will not stop until the country is stable. (Associated Press)
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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (right) quickly put together a coalition last week to raid Yemen by air and position forces for an incursion by land. The regime has told President Obama that it simply will not tolerate an Iranian puppet state on its border. (Associated Press)
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Miami police officer Nick Mendoza helps his partner Khai Minh Dao while fighting off the bad guys in the first person shooter Battlefield: Hardline.
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir reads a document during a meeting of Arab heads of state, in Sharm el Sheik, South Sinai, Egypt, Saturday, March 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
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A Houthi Shiite fighter stands guard as people search for survivors under the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa airport in Yemen, Thursday. Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes targeting military installations in Yemen held by Shiite rebels. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, introduced legislation to roll back restrictive gun laws in the District, arguing that congressional intervention is needed to "correct" prohibitions that prevented law-abiding citizens from owning and carrying firearms. (Associated Press)
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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is facing desertion charges after leaving his post in Afghanistan in 2009. Experts say the former POW may get a lesser sentence. (Eugene R. Fidell via Associated Press)
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At least 30 people were injured and others could be trapped in a five-story Manhattan building that caught fire and collapsed Thursday, New York police said
