Iraq – Monday, Sept. 1
![In this photo provided by the Iraqi government, outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, is surrounded by residents and security forces after his arrival in Amerli, some 170 kilometers north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bda3cf0d-70f5-4401-a2d7-6faf058b61ed_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this photo provided by the Iraqi government, outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, is surrounded by residents and security forces after his arrival in Amerli, some 170 kilometers north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2014.
![Kurdish peshmerga forces celebrate taking control of Sulaiman Bek from the Islamic State militants, in the northwest of Tikrit city, Sept. 1, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c8040afc-9fa3-4c70-9b94-979a9503c46c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kurdish peshmerga forces celebrate taking control of Sulaiman Bek from the Islamic State militants, in the northwest of Tikrit city, Sept. 1, 2014.
![Gedung DPR AS di Washington saat matahari terbit.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0e0f6605-27f9-4503-9544-86bad3ba7fd2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Gedung DPR AS di Washington saat matahari terbit.
![A fighter of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq Shi'ite militia takes cover from sniper fire, Sulaiman Bek, Sept. 1, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fee9cc47-98f4-4d84-b4cc-fc90900adda2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A fighter of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq Shi'ite militia takes cover from sniper fire, Sulaiman Bek, Sept. 1, 2014.