![IRAQ-SECURITY/ Tribal fighters and members of Iraqi security forces take part in an intensive security deployment on the outskirts of Diyala province June 14, 2014. The insurgent offensive that has threatened to dismember Iraq spread to the northwest of the country on Sunday, when Sunni militants launched a dawn raid on a town close to the Syrian border, clashing with police and government forces. Picture taken June 14. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY) - RTR3TW02](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/02/RTR3TW02.jpg/RTR3TW02.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=f-14ZgAv)
![IRAQ-SECURITY/ Tribal fighters and members of Iraqi security forces take part in an intensive security deployment on the outskirts of Diyala province June 14, 2014. The insurgent offensive that has threatened to dismember Iraq spread to the northwest of the country on Sunday, when Sunni militants launched a dawn raid on a town close to the Syrian border, clashing with police and government forces. Picture taken June 14. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY) - RTR3TW02](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/02/RTR3TW02.jpg/RTR3TW02.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=f-14ZgAv)
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