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Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, right, receives US Special Envoy to Iraq Tom Barrack before attending the signing of agreements between Chevron Corporation and the Basra, Dhi Qar, and North Oil Companies. AFP

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A fighter from ISIS under its black banner. The group claims it has renewed its campaign of violence in Syria. Getty Images

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A US-led coalition plane prepares to take off from Shaddadi base in Hasakah, Syria, from which American troops have now withdrawn. Getty Images

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A member of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces watches as a government delegation visits Qamishli International Airport in north-east Syria to reopen it on February 8. Reuters

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Syrian Democratic Forces retain control of Kurdish population centres despite entry of government forces

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Inside Al Hol camp in Syria's Hasakah province. For years, these detention facilities and camps have represented a clear point of imbalance in the regional security equation. Getty

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