Developments in Iraq - Monday, August 11
![Iraqis chant pro-government slogans and display placards bearing a picture of embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F9559ABA-8318-4C79-AF8C-2CB3986266A8_cx0_cy12_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Iraqis chant pro-government slogans and display placards bearing a picture of embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2014.
![An Iraqi soldier stands guard amid tight security measures by Iraqi security forces during a pro-government demonstration to show support for embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A9C872B3-7E1A-42CD-92C1-0964ADF88DEA_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Iraqi soldier stands guard amid tight security measures by Iraqi security forces during a pro-government demonstration to show support for embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2014.
![Iraqi Christians, who fled violence brought by Islamic State militants in the village of Qaraqosh, seek refuge inside a church building in Irbil, north of Baghdad, Aug. 11, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/E9C5F13E-F331-4728-9A3E-17AB2ABDF7E5_cx0_cy2_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Iraqi Christians, who fled violence brought by Islamic State militants in the village of Qaraqosh, seek refuge inside a church building in Irbil, north of Baghdad, Aug. 11, 2014.
![Iraqi Christian children, who fled the violence in the village of Qaraqosh, sit on a mattress at their makeshift shelter in an abandoned building in Irbil, north of Baghdad, Aug. 11, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/84B5E5CF-AB7D-4E63-A0B7-5A312BFC1893_cx0_cy6_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Iraqi Christian children, who fled the violence in the village of Qaraqosh, sit on a mattress at their makeshift shelter in an abandoned building in Irbil, north of Baghdad, Aug. 11, 2014.