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Iraqi refugees sit at the Khazir refugee camp outside Irbil north Iraq, Friday, June 20, 2014. Iraq militants take border post with Syria
Reuters Image Caption: Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr participate in military-style training in the street in Basra (reuters tickers) June 21, 2014 - 10:15 By Kamal... (photo: AP) Swissinfo
Al Qaida   Iraq Conflict   Photos   Syrian War   Wikipedia: 2014 Northern Iraq offensive
A man in unmarked uniform looks from atop of a military vehicle while standing guard as troops taking control the the Coast Guard offices in Balaklava, outskirts of Sevastopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014. Ukraine crisis: US steps up sanctions on separatists
The US has imposed sanctions against separatists in eastern Ukraine, as the crisis there shows no sign of easing. The sanctions include asset freezes against seven pro-Russian leaders. The move was... (photo: AP / Andrew Lubimov) BBC News
Photos   US Sanctions - Russia   Ukraine Ceasefire   Ukraine Crisis   Wikipedia: 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
Chinese police officers urge people and journalist to leave an area in front of a McDonald's restaurant which was a planned protest site for "Jasmine Revolution" in Beijing, China, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Jittery Chinese authorities staged a concerted show of force Sunday to squelch a mysterious online call for a "Jasmine Revolution" apparently modeled after pro-democracy demonstrations sweeping the Middle East. 13 killed in attack on police office in west China
BEIJING — Police in China's western Xinjiang region shot dead 13 assailants who drove one or more vehicles into a police office... (photo: AP / Andy Wong) The News & Observer
2014 Urumqi attack   Photos   Uighurs in China   Wikipedia: Xinjiang conflict   Xinjiang Violence
Health workers teach people about the Ebola virus and how to prevent infection, in Conakry, Guinea, Monday, March 31, 2014. West Africa Is "Overwhelmed" By Ebola
People are hiding from health care workers. New cases are turning up in unexpected places. And even at funerals, proper precautions aren't taken to stop the spread of the disease. These are a few of... (photo: AP / Youssouf Bah) National Public Radio
2014 Ebola outbreak   Doctors Without Borders   Photos   West Africa   Wikipedia: 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak
This photo released by the Syrian official news agency, SANA, shows rescue workers and bystanders at a building damaged by a rocket attack, that killed at least 12 people, in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. In a spike in civil war violence that Syrian state media blamed on rebel fighters a rocket attack in the northern city of Aleppo occurred during a particularly bloody week nearly two years after an uprising began against Assad's regime. UN chief seeks arms embargo in Syria conflict
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Security Council to impose an arms embargo on Syria, describing foreign powers and groups as "irresponsible" for giving military support to the warring... (photo: AP / SANA) Al Jazeera
Bashar al-Assad   Peace Talks - Syria   Photos   Syrian Crisis   Wikipedia: Timeline of the Syrian Civil War
Al-Qaeda inspired militants stand with captured Iraqi Army Humvee at a checkpoint outside Beiji refinery, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, June 19, 2014. The fighting at Beiji comes as Iraq has asked the U.S. for airstrikes targeting the militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. While U.S. President Barack Obama has not fully ruled out the possibility of launching airstrikes, such action is not imminent in part because intelligence agencies have been unable to identify clear targets on the ground, officials said. Iraq crisis: Fierce battles for Baiji and Tal Afar
Islamist-led militants and pro-government forces are engaged in fierce battles for the Baiji oil refinery and Tal Afar airport in northern Iraq. Baiji, Iraq's biggest refinery, is surrounded by... (photo: AP) BBC News
Al Qaida - Iraq   Iraq War   Islamic Extremism   Photos   Wikipedia: 2014 Northern Iraq offensive
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