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Iraqi soldiers stand on a damaged tank during fighting against ISIL militants near Tikrit, northern Iraq, on February 24, 2015. Ali Mohammed/EPA
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Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani announces the liberation of Sinjar from ISIS during a press conference held on the outskirts of the Iraqi town on November 13, 2015. AFP
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Iraqi families who fled fighting near the city of Mosul prepare to sleep on the ground as they try to enter a temporary displacement camp in Khazair, Iraq. Getty Images
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A squadron of UAE fighter jets arrive in Jordan on February 8, 2015, to assist in the kingdom's fight against ISIS. WAM
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Turkish armed forces send tanks to the Turkish-Syrian border as clashes intensified with ISIS militants in 2014.Getty Images
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A boy waits in a car at a Kurdish checkpoint in Kalak, Iraq. Getty Images
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NINEVEH, IRAQ - JUNE 20: An Iraqi PMF fighter looks through the sight of a sniper rifle June 20, 2017 on the Iraq-Syria border in Nineveh, Iraq. The Popular Mobilisation Front (PMF) forces, composed of majority Shi'ite militia, part of the Iraqi forces, have pushed Islamic State militants from the north-western Iraq border strip back into Syria. The PMF now hold the border, crucial to the fall of Islamic State in Mosul, blocking the Islamic State supply route for militants from Syria to Mosul. (Martyn Aim/Getty Images).
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NINEVEH, IRAQ - JUNE 20: Iraqi PMF fighters at their position June 20, 2017 on the Iraq-Syria border in Nineveh, Iraq. The Popular Mobilisation Front (PMF) forces, composed of majority Shi'ite militia, part of the Iraqi forces, have pushed Islamic State militants from the north-western Iraq border strip back into Syria. The PMF now hold the border, crucial to the fall of Islamic State in Mosul, blocking the Islamic State supply route for militants from Syria to Mosul. (Martyn Aim/Getty Images).
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DEREK, SYRIA - NOVEMBER 13: Yazidi refugees celebrating news of the liberation of their homeland of Sinjar from ISIL extremists on November 13, 2015 in Derek, Rojava, Syria. Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq say they have retaken Sinjar, with the help of airstrikes from U.S. led coalition warplanes. The Islamic State captured Sinjar in August 2014, killing many and sexually enslaving thousands of Yazidi women. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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A Shiite fighter (C) mans a heavy machine gun as he takes his position on at the outskirts of Balad, north of Baghdad on December 25, 2014. Iraq's Shiite led government launched a new offensive on Sunday aimed at breaking ISIL’s grip around both Balad and Dhuluiya. Reuters
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KALAK, IRAQ - JUNE 14: Peshmerga military direct traffic at a Kurdish Check point on June 14, 2014 in Kalak, Iraq. Thousands of people have fled Iraq's second city of Mosul after it was overrun by ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) militants. Many have been temporarily housed at various IDP (internally displaced persons) camps around the region including the area close to Erbil, as they hope to enter the safety of the nearby Kurdish region. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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A member of the Kurdish forces stands in an area damaged by an improvised explosive device placed by ISIL militants that killed several Peshmerga fighters and injured dozens late Wednesday. Forces were inspecting the aftermath of the site in Kasr Reej, Iraq on December 18, 2014. Zana Ahmed/AP Photo
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Iraqi soldiers stand on a damaged tank during fighting against ISIL militants near Tikrit, northern Iraq, on February 24, 2015. Ali Mohammed/EPA
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Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani announces the liberation of Sinjar from ISIS during a press conference held on the outskirts of the Iraqi town on November 13, 2015. AFP
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Iraqi families who fled fighting near the city of Mosul prepare to sleep on the ground as they try to enter a temporary displacement camp in Khazair, Iraq. Getty Images
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A squadron of UAE fighter jets arrive in Jordan on February 8, 2015, to assist in the kingdom's fight against ISIS. WAM
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Turkish armed forces send tanks to the Turkish-Syrian border as clashes intensified with ISIS militants in 2014.Getty Images
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A boy waits in a car at a Kurdish checkpoint in Kalak, Iraq. Getty Images
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NINEVEH, IRAQ - JUNE 20: An Iraqi PMF fighter looks through the sight of a sniper rifle June 20, 2017 on the Iraq-Syria border in Nineveh, Iraq. The Popular Mobilisation Front (PMF) forces, composed of majority Shi'ite militia, part of the Iraqi forces, have pushed Islamic State militants from the north-western Iraq border strip back into Syria. The PMF now hold the border, crucial to the fall of Islamic State in Mosul, blocking the Islamic State supply route for militants from Syria to Mosul. (Martyn Aim/Getty Images).
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NINEVEH, IRAQ - JUNE 20: Iraqi PMF fighters at their position June 20, 2017 on the Iraq-Syria border in Nineveh, Iraq. The Popular Mobilisation Front (PMF) forces, composed of majority Shi'ite militia, part of the Iraqi forces, have pushed Islamic State militants from the north-western Iraq border strip back into Syria. The PMF now hold the border, crucial to the fall of Islamic State in Mosul, blocking the Islamic State supply route for militants from Syria to Mosul. (Martyn Aim/Getty Images).
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DEREK, SYRIA - NOVEMBER 13: Yazidi refugees celebrating news of the liberation of their homeland of Sinjar from ISIL extremists on November 13, 2015 in Derek, Rojava, Syria. Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq say they have retaken Sinjar, with the help of airstrikes from U.S. led coalition warplanes. The Islamic State captured Sinjar in August 2014, killing many and sexually enslaving thousands of Yazidi women. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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A Shiite fighter (C) mans a heavy machine gun as he takes his position on at the outskirts of Balad, north of Baghdad on December 25, 2014. Iraq's Shiite led government launched a new offensive on Sunday aimed at breaking ISIL’s grip around both Balad and Dhuluiya. Reuters
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KALAK, IRAQ - JUNE 14: Peshmerga military direct traffic at a Kurdish Check point on June 14, 2014 in Kalak, Iraq. Thousands of people have fled Iraq's second city of Mosul after it was overrun by ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) militants. Many have been temporarily housed at various IDP (internally displaced persons) camps around the region including the area close to Erbil, as they hope to enter the safety of the nearby Kurdish region. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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A member of the Kurdish forces stands in an area damaged by an improvised explosive device placed by ISIL militants that killed several Peshmerga fighters and injured dozens late Wednesday. Forces were inspecting the aftermath of the site in Kasr Reej, Iraq on December 18, 2014. Zana Ahmed/AP Photo
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Iraqi soldiers stand on a damaged tank during fighting against ISIL militants near Tikrit, northern Iraq, on February 24, 2015. Ali Mohammed/EPA
Iraqi president warns of ISIS revival
Barham Salih emphasised the US and Nato role in the fight against remaining ‘pockets’ of ISIS terrorists
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