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Hamdi Malik

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Iraqi fighters from Hashid Shaabi take part in a training at Makhmur camp in Iraq December 11, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTX2UHUL — Iraqi fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units take part in a training at Makhmur camp in Iraq, Dec. 11, 2016. — REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

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