War_Conflict

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** FILE ** Pfc. Austin Braun talks to a reporter about rolling sleeves March 10, 2014. When marines transitioned to their desert cammies for warmer weather. (U.S. Army)

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** FILE ** The Badr Brigade, a Shiite militia comprised of 10,000 members, is teaching women basic marksmanship in the event that ISIL terrorists converge on Baghdad. (Image: CNN screenshot)

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Soldiers in eastern Saudi Arabia with the U.S. Army's 7th Corps wear gas masks and chemical suits just after U.S. planes started bombing Iraq on Jan. 18, 1991, during the Persian Gulf War. (Associated Press/File)

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Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland is shown Monday, Aug. 21, 2006. Democratic city officials whose tastes run to kielbasa and anti-war rhetoric will try to convince the GOP site selection committee the Arena and Cleveland would be perfect for the 2008 Republican Convention. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, following a Democratic policy lunch. A massive $1.1 trillion spending bill, aimed at funding the government through October and putting to rest the bitter budget battles of last year, is getting generally positive reviews from House Republicans who are eager to avoid another shutdown crisis with elections looming. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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National Edition News cover for July 8, 2014 - Harry’s rules: Reid dominates crippled Congress: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, following a Democratic policy lunch. A massive $1.1 trillion spending bill, aimed at funding the government through October and putting to rest the bitter budget battles of last year, is getting generally positive reviews from House Republicans who are eager to avoid another shutdown crisis with elections looming. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is shown in a video delivering a sermon Friday at the Grand Mosque in Mosul, Iraq. His sudden public appearance after years of building and running his militant operations from hideouts suggests growing confidence in his security. (Associated Press)

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Cars ease under a destroyed railroad bridge near the village of Novobakhmutivka, located north of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Bridges leading into Donetsk were likely destroyed to slow government forces from moving on the rebel-held stronghold. (associated press)