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      Iraq

      Members of Saraya Al Salam gather during a ceremony in the city of Samarra, marking their separation from the Sadrist movement and their integration into the Iraqi security forces. AFP

      Iraq links militia disarmament to September troop withdrawal deadline

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      A member of the Iraqi special forces in Al Zuhoor, east Mosul. Forces remain on high alert, even years after ISIS lost its territorial foothold in Iraq. Reuters

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      EU cracks down on IRGC propaganda as US arrests suspected terror mastermind

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