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Omar al-Jaffal

Omar al-Jaffal

Feb 13, 2015

An armed Shi'ite volunteer from the Mehdi Army, loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants outside the city of Tikrit September 8, 2014. Picture taken September 8, 2014.REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT) - RTR45WNV — An armed Shiite volunteer from the Mahdi Army, loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, clashes with Islamic State militants outside the city of Tikrit, Sept. 8, 2014. — REUTERS

Iraqi security forces take part in an intensive security deployment against Islamic State militants in the town of Amriyat al-Falluja in Anbar province, November 5, 2014. Picture taken November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY CIVIL UNREST) - RTR4D7BW

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Radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (R) attends the funeral of fighters loyal to his Brigades of Peace, who were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near the town of Amerli, in Najaf, south of Baghdad September 3, 2014. REUTERS/ Alaa Al-Marjani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT) - RTR44SOC

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