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![MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi tours the city of Tikrit after Iraq security forces regained control from Islamist State militants, April 1, 2015. Iraqi troops and Shi'ite paramilitary fighters were battling Islamic State on Wednesday in northern Tikrit, which officials described as the Sunni Muslim militant group's last stronghold in the city. REUTERS/Stringer - RTR4VSL0](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/04/RTR4VSL0.jpg/RTR4VSL0.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=syEPrhMS)
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