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Members of the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, part of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary units, carry flags during a ceremony in Baghdad on June 21, 2018, commemorating fellow members who were killed in air raids 4 days earlier. The air strike that hit targets in eastern Syria near the frontier with Iraq where forces on the ground are battling Islamic State Group (IS) remnants, reportedly left more than 50 people dead, state media and a Britain-based monitor said. Both Damascus and the Iran backed-Hashed have blamed the US-led coalition for the raids, but the coalition and the Pentagon denied any involvement. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JUNE 23: Supporters wave flags and cheer as they while listening to Muharrem Ince, presidential candidate of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) speak during a election rally on June 23, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. Presidential candidates from all parties are holding campaign rallies across Turkey a day ahead of the countries June 24, parliamentary and presidential elections. Muharrem Ince is one of six candidates contesting the snap elections called by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. More than 59 million citizens will vote for presidential and parliamentary elections tomorrow. The election will decide the faith of ErdoÄan's 16-year dominance in Turkish politics. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)

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