Islamic State in Iraq and Syria

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Member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

Palmyra, Syria: destruction of the Temple of Baal Shamen

Al-Ramādī, Iraq: Iraqi government forces

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Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: Media

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Member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

Member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

A masked fighter posing in the desert in either Iraq or Syria while holding the flag...

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Palmyra, Syria: destruction of the Temple of Baal Shamen

Palmyra, Syria: destruction of the Temple of Baal Shamen

Still image from a video released by Islamic State (ISIS) militants in August 2015...

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Al-Ramādī, Iraq: Iraqi government forces

Al-Ramādī, Iraq: Iraqi government forces

Iraqi soldiers celebrating after government forces retook a strategic building in...

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