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.