Kurdish Peshmerga fighters carry their weapons in an area overlooking Baretle village, which is controlled by the Islamic State, in Khazir
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters carry their weapons in an area overlooking Baretle village (not pictured), which is controlled by the Islamic State, in Khazir, on the edge of Mosul September 8, 2014. Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were on Monday firing at the village from Bashiqah mountain, an area they had recently retaken from the Islamic State. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
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A woman stands near her building, which was damaged during fighting between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists, as Ukrainian serviceman smokes nearby in Avdeyevka
A woman stands near her building, which was damaged during fighting between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists, as Ukrainian serviceman smokes nearby in Avdeyevka near Donetsk September 8, 2014. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited the eastern port of Mariupol on Monday and promised to deal a 'crushing defeat' to pro-Russian rebels massed on the edge of town if they tried to advance in violation of a ceasefire agreement. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
Women speak with Ukrainian serviceman near their building, which was damaged during fighting between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists, in Avdeyevka
Women speak with Ukrainian serviceman near their building, which was damaged during fighting between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists, in Avdeyevka near Donetsk September 8, 2014. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited the eastern port of Mariupol on Monday and promised to deal a 'crushing defeat' to pro-Russian rebels massed on the edge of town if they tried to advance in violation of a ceasefire agreement. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
A woman cries near her building, which was damaged during fighting between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists, in Avdeyevka
A woman cries near her building, which was damaged during fighting between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists, in Avdeyevka near Donetsk September 8, 2014. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited the eastern port of Mariupol on Monday and promised to deal a 'crushing defeat' to pro-Russian rebels massed on the edge of town if they tried to advance in violation of a ceasefire agreement. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
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A Ukrainian serviceman sits near a building, which was damaged during fighting between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists, in Avdeyevka
A Ukrainian serviceman sits near a building, which was damaged during fighting between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists, in Avdeyevka near Donetsk September 8, 2014. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited the eastern port of Mariupol on Monday and promised to deal a 'crushing defeat' to pro-Russian rebels massed on the edge of town if they tried to advance in violation of a ceasefire agreement. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
A view shows a house destroyed in recent fighting between the Kurdish Peshmerga and the Islamic State, on Bashiqah mountain
A view shows a house destroyed in recent fighting between fighters from the Kurdish Peshmerga and the Islamic State, on Bashiqah mountain September 8, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
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