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War in Iraq { 28 images } Created 27 Jul 2013

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  • KIRKUK, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 10:  Kirkuk has fallenPeshmergas have entered Kirkuk. Looting is taken place.  Celebrations.  Kirkuk falls into chaos.  (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ERBIL, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 01:  Para troopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade are deployed to the frontline towards Mossul and Kirkuk near Erbil in Northern Kurdistan.  A move towards the south is imminent.<br />
(Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ERBIL, NORTHERN IRAQ - MARCH 20:  Kurdish Peshmergas celebrate the Kurdish New Year , Nemrouz near Erbil in Northern Iraq.  Tensions are rising  in the face of an imminent attack on Iraq by the  Allied Forces as well as an imminent invasion by the Turkish forces.  (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ERBIL, NORTHERN IRAQ - MARCH 18:  A Kurdish fighter checks out a Klashnikov  at the Latifawa arms basar in Erbil.  People are stocking up on weapons in the wake of the war.  (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ERBIL, NORTHERN IRAQ - MARCH 21:  Kurdish Peshmerga Fighters are waiting for an imminent attack by the Iraqi army at the last frontline before Kirkuk near Pir Daud.<br />
They are overlooking the positions of the Iraqi army.    (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ERBIL, NORTHERN IRAQ - MARCH 29:  A Kurdish Peshmerga Special Branch Fighter is sticking a knifeinto a Saddam Hussein Poster at  the Sherawa checkpoint which was abandoned as the Iraqi army retreated towards Kirkuk.  Peshmergas are ready to take the city in Northern Iraq in cooperation with recently landed US forces.<br />
(Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ERBIL, NORTHERN IRAQ - MARCH 30:  Kurdish Peshmerga Fighters are following the news and observe the coalition bombing campaign at the last frontline before Kirkuk near Qoshtapa.<br />
They are overlooking the positions of the Iraqi army.    (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • SHEKHAN (Ayn Sifni), NORTHERN IRAQ - April 9: Two Kurds are standing in the rubble of a house in  Shekhan. A town of about 30000 inhabitants on the way to Mossul has been taken by Peshmergas. Kurdish Peshmergas and US Special forces are advancing towards  Mossul.   (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ERBIL, NORTHERN IRAQ - MARCH 18:  A distraught mother and her daughter are fleeing from Iraq on the back of a truck. Imminent war has driven many families to leave the Kirkuk and the surrounding villages in the face of an attack by Iraq.  (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • HAUERA, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 6:   A shepherd boy si standing in front of a bombed Iraqi army truck. Kurdish Peshmergas and US Special forces are advancing from Erbil towards the road between Kirkuk and Mossul. The Northern Iraqi Lines are collapsing.   (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • SHEKHAN (Ayn Sifni), NORTHERN IRAQ - April 9: The Bathist office in  Shekhan was missed by a huge bomb that has flattened 3 houses and left a enourmous crater. A town of about 30000 inhabitants on the way to Mossul has been taken by Peshmergas. Kurdish Peshmergas and US Special forces are advancing towards  Mossul.   (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • BANDARASH, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 4:  A Kurdish Peshmerga is  observing the effect of the American bombing. Kurdish Peshmergas and US Special forces are advancing towards  Mossul.  They have taken Iraqi Army positions. The Northern Iraqi Lines are collapsing under heavy bombardment.  (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • SHEKHAN (Ayn Sifni), NORTHERN IRAQ - April 9: Children are contemplating a burnt out bombed car in  Shekhan. A town of about 30000 inhabitants on the way to Mossul has been taken by Peshmergas. Kurdish Peshmergas and US Special forces are advancing towards  Mossul.   (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • KALAK, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 4:  Kurdish Peshmergas and US Special forces are advancing from Kalak towards Khasr and  Mossul. The Northern Iraqi Lines are collapsing.  Special forces are  involved in serious fire fights and have come unde Mortar attack.  The Northern Front is open. US Special Forces are calling in airstrikes and coordinate the advance. Several journalists were caught in cross fire at the front line.  (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • MOSSUL, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 13:  A suspect was shot dead after a fire fight by US Special forces at the Al Jamuri Hospital.  The hospital was looted and is now secured by Special forces.  However several fire fights have ocurred in the last days.  (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • KIRKUK, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 11:  An injured Peshmerga is brought into the hospital. Kirkuk has fallen into chaos. Looting is getting out of hand . (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • MOSSUL, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 17: Amina Assad (11) <br />
 a victim of the shooting that happened two days ago is lying at the Al Jamuri hospital.  The city is only gradually coming to terms with the US presence and racial tensions are high between Arabs and Kurds after US soldiers reportedly fired into a crowd two days ago. (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • KIRKUK, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 10:  Kirkuk has fallenPeshmergas have entered Kirkuk. Looting is taken place.  Celebrations.  Kirkuk falls into chaos.  (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • KIRKUK, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 10:  Kirkuk has fallenPeshmergas have entered Kirkuk. Looting is taken place.  Celebrations.  Kirkuk falls into chaos.  (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ERBIL, NORTHERN IRAQ - MARCH 20:  Two boys are overlooking the scene of an explosion in a passenger car in Erbil.  Unconfirmed reports suggest that the car was loaded with weapons and grenades when it exploded adding to the tension already existent in Erbil. (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • KIRKUK, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 11:  Special forces in front of a Saddam picture near Kirkuk. They are patrolling the area.  Kirkuk has fallen into chaos. Looting is getting out of hand . (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ERBIL, NORTHERN IRAQ - MARCH 19:  Kurdish Peshmerga Fighters are waiting for an imminent attack by the Iraqi army at the last frontline before Kirkuk near Qoshtapa.<br />
They are overlooking the positions of the Iraqi army.    (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ERBIL, NORTHERN IRAQ - MARCH 24:  Kurdish Peshmerga Fighters are manning an observation post at the frontline. They are ready and waiting for an imminent attack by the Iraqi army at the last frontline before Kirkuk near Pir Daud. Squirmishes are getting more frequent and tensions are rising.<br />
(Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ABUSHITA, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 6:  <br />
Kurdish Peshmergas and US Special forces are advancing from Erbil towards the road between Kirkuk and Mossul. The Northern Iraqi Lines are collapsing.   (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ERBIL, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 01:  Para troopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade are deployed to the frontline towards Mossul and Kirkuk near Erbil in Northern Kurdistan.  A move towards the south is imminent.<br />
(Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • ERBIL, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 01:  Para troopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade are deployed to the frontline towards Mossul and Kirkuk near Erbil in Northern Kurdistan.  A move towards the south is imminent.<br />
(Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • MOSSUL, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 13:  A soldier from 10th Mountain Brigade secures the ally from snipers after a fire fight in font of the Al Jamuri Hospital  The hospital was looted and is now secured by Special forces.  However several fire fights have ocurred in the last days.  (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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  • KIRKUK, NORTHERN IRAQ - April 11: Peshmergas celebrate havink taken Kirkuk. Kirkuk has fallen into chaos. Looting is getting out of hand . (Photo Patrick Barth/Getty Images)
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