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Masked Sunni Muslim gunmen patrol in the city of Falluja, 70 km (44 miles) west of Baghdad, February 8, 2014. ISIL militants and other Sunni groups angered by the Shi'ite-led government overran Falluja and parts of the nearby city of Ramadi in the western province of Anbar on Jan. 1. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT) - RTX18FGA — Masked Sunni Muslim gunmen patrol Fallujah, Feb. 8, 2014. ISIS militants and other Sunni groups angered by the Shiite-led government overran Fallujah and parts of the nearby city of Ramadi in the western province of Anbar on Jan. 1. — REUTERS

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