GALLERY PHOTOS - May 2016

GALLERY PHOTOS -May 2016

GALLERY PHOTOSMay 2016

GALLERY PHOTOSMAY 2016Sources : reuters, apimages , nbcnewshttp://www.slideshare.net/vinhbinh2010

June 30, 20162Jaiju Village Danba County China's Sichuan province.

Jaiju Village is located in Danba County in China's Sichuan province. Eric Baculinao / NBC NewsCHINA POURING BILLIONS INTO MAJORITY TIBETAN GANZI PREFECTUREJune 30, 20163May , 2016

Tibetan dancers perform a traditional dance in Kangding, China, on May 17. HOW HWEE YOUNG / EPAJune 30, 20164May 17 , 2016

Tibetan and Han people play a fishing game in the old town of Danba County in the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of China's Sichuan Province on May 19. HOW HWEE YOUNG / EPAJune 30, 20165May 19 , 2016

Students learn Thangka painting. Eric Baculinao / NBC NewsJune 30, 20166May , 2016

Tibetan pilgrims at Jili Monastery in Kangding county. Eric Baculinao / NBC NewsJune 30, 20167May , 2016

Luo Zha, a former nomadic herdsman. Eric Baculinao / NBC NewsJune 30, 20168May , 2016

June 30, 20169Zhaojue county, southwest China's Sichuan province

Children wearing their school backpacks climb on a cliff using a bamboo ladder on their way home from school in Zhaojue county, southwest China's Sichuan province, May 14, 2016. Schoolchildren must climb an 2,625-foot bamboo ladder secured to a sheer cliff face. The village in China's mountainous west may get a set of steel stairs to improve safety. Chinatopix via APMay 14 , 2016June 30, 201610

Children wearing their school backpacks climb on a cliff using a bamboo ladder on their way home from school in Zhaojue county, southwest China's Sichuan province, May 14. Schoolchildren must climb a 2,625-foot bamboo ladder secured to a sheer cliff face. Chinatopix via APMay 14 , 2016June 30, 201611

A child wearing her school backpack takes a rest on a cliff as she and other children return home from school in Zhaojue county, southwest China's Sichuan province, May 14. Chinatopix via APMay 14 , 2016June 30, 201612

June 30, 201613City of Ashes:Hiroshima After the Bombing

The gutted Hiroshima Prefecture Industrial Promotion Hall remains standing on the day of the explosion. Currently known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, the structure now stands as a memorial to those killed in the bombing.

U.S. Army/Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum / via ReutersCity of Ashes: Hiroshima After the BombingJune 30, 201614Gallery PhotosMay , 2016

Surveyors measure residual radiation in October 1945 in the ruins of Shima Hospital, located at the hypocenter of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, as Japan Film Corporation staff film them in Saiku-machi district.

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Debris covers the ground of Hiroshima in October 1945.

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The gutted dome is surrounded by debris in November 1945.

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June 30, 201618HURT LOCKERS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

HURT LOCKERS OF THE MIDDLE EASTPhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationUMM AL-DHIBAN, IRAQReuters / Wednesday, May 11, 2016Members of the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a militia affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), detonate improvised explosive devices captured from Islamic State fighters near village of Umm al-Dhiban, northern Iraq, April 30, 2016. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJune 30, 201619Gallery PhotosMay 11 , 2016

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationUMM AL-DHIBAN, IRAQReuters / Wednesday, May 11, 2016A member of the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a militia affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), disarms an improvised explosive device placed by Islamic State fighters near village of Umm al-Dhiban, northern Iraq, April 30, 2016. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJune 30, 201620Gallery PhotosMay 11 , 2016

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, May 21, 2016A cluster bomb is pictured on the ground of a field in al-Tmanah town in southern Idlib countryside, Syria May 21, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMay 21 , 2016June 30, 201621Gallery Photos

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, May 21, 2016A civil defense member raises his hand after finding a cluster bomb inside an orchard in al-Tmanah town in southern Idlib countryside, Syria May 21, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMay 21 , 2016June 30, 201622Gallery Photos

PhotographerKhalil AshawiLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, May 21, 2016Civil defense members gather cluster bombs to safely detonate them inside a field in al-Tmanah town in southern Idlib countryside, Syria May 21, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiMay 21 , 2016June 30, 201623Gallery Photos

June 30, 201624VIETNAMESE CROWDS SHOWER LOVE ON PRESIDENT OBAMA

U.S. President Barack Obama is given flowers by Linh Tran, the ceremonial flower girl, as he arrives on Air Force One at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, May 22, 2016. Carolyn Kaster -APMay 22 , 2016June 30, 201625

A crowd gather near Vietnam's presidential palace as Obama begins his three-day visit to Vietnam on May 23 in Hanoi.

Read: Obama in Vietnam Announces End of Longstanding Arms Embargo

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.Children look at the motorcade transporting Obama before an arrival ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on May 23.

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A Vietnamese navy honor guard marches prior to the arrival of President Barack Obama for a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 23. Hoang Dinh Nam - ReutersMay 23 , 2016June 30, 201628

PhotographerNguyen Huy KhamLocationHanoi, VietnamReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016President Obama reviews the guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. REUTERS/KhamMay 23 2016June 30, 201629

PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationHANOI, VIETNAMReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016President Obama and Vietnam's National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan feed fish in a pond, in the gardens of the presidential palace in Hanoi. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaMay 23 2016June 30, 201630

PhotographerPOOL NewLocationHANOI, VietnamReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016Vietnamese security officers pose next to President Obama's limousine at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. REUTERS/Hoang Dinh Nam/PoolMay 23 2016June 30, 201631

PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationHANOI, VIETNAMReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016President Obama walks with Vietnam's National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at the gardens of the presidential palace in Hanoi. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaMay 23 2016June 30, 201632

President Barack Obama walks with chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on the Presidential Palace compound in Hanoi, Vietnam. Second from right is National Security Advisor Susan Rice. President Obama started his first visit to Vietnam on Monday looking to bolster the government with trade opportunities and the possible lifting of an arms export embargo even as he pushes for better human rights from the one-party state.Carolyn Kaster / AP-23May 23 2016June 30, 201633

PhotographerPOOL NewLocationHANOI, VietnamReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016President Obama and his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang listen to their countries' anthems during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi. REUTERS/Hoang Dinh Nam/PoolMay 23 2016June 30, 201634

PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationHANOI, VIETNAMReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016President Obama speaks during a bilateral meeting with Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang, accompanied by National Security Advisor Susan Ric and Secretary of State John Kerry at the presidential palace in Hanoi. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaMay 23 2016June 30, 201635

PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationHANOI, VIETNAMReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016U.S. President Barack Obama attends a news conference with Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang at the Presidential Palace Compound in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYMay 23 2016June 30, 201636

PhotographerNguyen Huy KhamLocationHanoi, VietnamReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016Children wave Vietnamese and American flags while waiting for the arrival of President Obama in Hanoi. REUTERS/KhamMay 23 2016June 30, 201637

PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationHANOI, VIETNAMReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016Local residents react as President Obama leaves after having a dinner with Anthony Bourdain at a restaurant in Hanoi. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaMay 23 2016June 30, 201638

PhotographerPOOL NewLocationHANOI, VietnamReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016President Obama attends a press conference at the International Convention Center in Hanoi. REUTER/Luong Thai Linh/PoolMay 23 2016June 30, 201639

PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationHANOI, VIETNAMReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016Local resident looks at the motorcade transporting U.S. President Barack Obama before an arrival ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaMay 23 2016June 30, 201640

Obama talks with Anthony Bourdain after an interview in Hanoi.Read: Bourdain and Obama Eat Cheap Noodles, Drink Cold Beer

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PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationHANOI, VIETNAMReuters / Tuesday, May 24, 2016President Obama talks with Anthony Bourdain after an interview at a shopping area of Hanoi. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaMay 24 , 2016June 30, 201642

White House photographer Pete Souza post this image of President Barack Obama on Instgram with the caption, Beers and dinner with Anthony Bourdain last night in Hanoi. Pete Souza -White HouseMay 23 , 2016June 30, 201643

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PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationHANOI, VIETNAMReuters / Monday, May 23, 2016President Obama shakes hands with a local resident as he leaves after having a dinner with Anthony Bourdain at the restaurant in Hanoi. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaMay 23 2016June 30, 201645

Obama shakes hands with local residents outside Bun cha Huong Lien on May 23.

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Crowds outside of Bun cha Huong Lien greet Obama.

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PhotographerPOOL NewLocationHanoi, VietnamReuters / Tuesday, May 24, 2016People wait to enter the National Convention Center, where President Obama will deliver a speech, in Hanoi. REUTERS/Hoang Dinh Nam/PoolMay 24 , 2016June 30, 201648

A press van in Obama's motorcade drives through a narrow street en route to visit American Chef Anthony Bourdain in Hanoi on May 24.

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A press van in Obama's motorcade drives through a narrow street en route to visit American Chef Anthony Bourdain in Hanoi on May 24.


VIETNAMESE CROWDS SHOWER LOVE ON PRESIDENT OBAMAPeople gather along President Barack Obama's motorcade route as he travels in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.The president's Asia trip is designed to highlight the President's continued pivot to Asia, specifically economic, trade and security cooperation and cement the President's legacy as his second term winds down.Read: President Obama Arrives in Vietnam for Historic Asia TripCarolyn Kaster / APMay 24 , 2016June 30, 201651

Obama stands with Thich Minh Thong, abbot of the Jade Emperor Pagoda, right, and Duong Ngoc Dung, professor at HoChi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.

The Jade Emperor Pagoda is one of the most notable and most visited cultural destinations in Ho Chi Minh City.


Obama bows as he visits the Jade Emperor Pagoda with Thich Minh Thong, abbot of the Jade Emperor Pagoda.


Vietnamese wait for Obama outside the Jade Pagoda on May 24.

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People hold up a sign welcoming Obama in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.


Obama tours a high-tech display at the DreamPlex Coworking Space in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.


Vietnamese welcome Obama outside the Jade Emperor Pagoda on May 24.


A Vietnamese resident holds up a sign welcoming Obama in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.


Obama delivers a speech at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on May 24.

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam. The visit is Obama's first to the country and the third by a sitting president since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.JIM WATSON / AFP - Getty Images-24May 24 , 2016June 30, 201660

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Obama gave a speech aimed at the people of Vietnam a day after announcing the lifting of a five-decade-old arms sales embargo that's meant to help forge a new economic and security relationship with this young, fast-growing Southeast Asian nation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)May 24 , 2016June 30, 201661

PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationHo Chi Minh City, VIETNAMReuters / Tuesday, May 24, 2016Local residents holds a U.S. flag as President Obama arrives at Ho Chi Minh City. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaMay 24 , 2016June 30, 201662

PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationHo Chi Minh City, VIETNAMReuters / Tuesday, May 24, 2016President Barack Obama stands as he visits the Jade Pagoda temple in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaMay 24 , 2016June 30, 201663

PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationHo Chi Minh City, VIETNAMReuters / Tuesday, May 24, 2016A kid dressed as Captain America waves at President Obama's motorcade during Obama's arrival at Ho Chi Minh City. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaMay 24 , 2016June 30, 201664

President Barack Obama greets people in the audience after speaking to Vietnamese young people during the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative town hall meeting at the GEM Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.Carolyn Kaster / AP-24May 24 , 2016June 30, 201665

President Obama participated in talks with members of the young leaders initiative in Southeast Asia (YSEALI) in HCM city, on 25-5-2016.May 25 , 2016June 30, 201666

PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationHo Chi Minh City, VIETNAMReuters / Wednesday, May 25, 2016President Obama smiles as he attends a town hall meeting with members of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) at the GEM Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaMay 25 , 2016June 30, 201667

June 30, 201668BATTLE FOR FALLUJAIRAQ

Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces and Sunni tribal fighters, take combat positions outside in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 23, 2016. Iraqi government forces on Monday pushed Islamic State militants out of some agricultural areas outside Fallujah as they launched a military offensive to recapture the city from the extremists, officials said. (AP Photo/Rwa Faisal)June 30, 201669May 23 , 2016

Smoke rises from Islamic State group positions after an airstrike by U.S.-led coalition warplanes in Fallujah, as Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces and Sunni tribal fighters, take combat positions outside Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 23, 2016. Iraqi government forces on Monday pushed Islamic State militants out of some agricultural areas outside Fallujah as they launched a military offensive to recapture the city from the extremists, officials said. (AP Photo/Rwa Faisal)June 30, 201670May 23 , 2016

A fighter with Badr Brigades an armed Shiite group under the umbrella of the Popular Mobilization Forces loads his rifle as Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces and Sunni tribal fighters, take combat positions outside Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 23, 2016. Iraqi government forces on Monday pushed Islamic State militants out of some agricultural areas outside Fallujah as they launched a military offensive to recapture the city from the extremists, officials said. (AP Photo/Rwa Faisal)June 30, 201671May 23 , 2016

Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces and Sunni tribal fighters, take combat positions outside Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 23, 2016. Iraqi government forces on Monday pushed Islamic State militants out of some agricultural areas outside Fallujah as they launched a military offensive to recapture the city from the extremists, officials said. (AP Photo/Rwa Faisal)June 30, 201672May 23 , 2016

Iraqi Federal police arrive to join the forces surrounding Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Clashes between Iraqi government forces and the Islamic State group outside the city of Fallujah briefly subsided on Tuesday, the second day of a large-scale military operation to drive militants out of their key stronghold west of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Rwa Faisal)June 30, 201673May 24 , 2016

Iraqi Federal police covered in dust arrive to join the forces surrounding Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Clashes between Iraqi government forces and the Islamic State group outside the city of Fallujah briefly subsided on Tuesday, the second day of a large-scale military operation to drive militants out of their key stronghold west of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Rwa Faisal)June 30, 201674May 24 , 2016

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Tuesday, May 24, 2016A Shi'ite fighter stands next to a religious flag near Falluja, Iraq, May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 24 , 2016June 30, 201675

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Wednesday, May 25, 2016An Iraqi Shi'ite fighter prays near Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 25 , 2016June 30, 201676

PhotographerAlaa FaqirLocationDERAA, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, May 25, 2016A damaged minaret of a mosque is pictured in the rebel-held area of Deraa, Syria. REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirMay 25 , 2016June 30, 201677

PhotographerAlaa FaqirLocationDERAA, SYRIAReuters / Wednesday, May 25, 2016A man walks past damaged buildings in the rebel-held area of Deraa. REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirMay 25 , 2016June 30, 201678

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Wednesday, May 25, 2016Smoke rises from clashes near Falluja, Iraq, May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 25 , 2016June 30, 201679

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Wednesday, May 25, 2016Iraqi security forces clash with Islamic State militants near Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 25 , 2016June 30, 201680

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Wednesday, May 25, 2016A member of Iraqi security forces puts the Iraqi flag over a building near Falluja. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 25 , 2016June 30, 201681

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Wednesday, May 25, 2016Iraqi security forces clash with Islamic State militants near Falluja. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 25 , 2016June 30, 201682

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Wednesday, May 25, 2016Shi'ite fighters clash with Islamic State militants near Falluja, Iraq, May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 25 , 2016June 30, 201683

.Iraqi pro-government forces fire an anti-tank cannon near al-Sejar village, northeast of Fallujah, on May 25 as they take part in a major assault to retake the city from ISIS. Fallujah was the site of two bloody battles against U.S. forces in 2004.

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PhotographerOsamah WaheebLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Thursday, May 26, 2016Children who fled their homes due to the clashes in Falluja, pose for the photographer on the outskirts of Falluja. REUTERS/StringerMay 26 , 2016June 30, 201685

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationGARMA, IraqReuters / Thursday, May 26, 2016Shi'ite fighters hold an Islamic State flag which they pulled down as they celebrate victory in the town of Garma, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 26 , 2016June 30, 201686

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationGARMA, IraqReuters / Thursday, May 26, 2016Iraqi security forces inspect a destroyed vehicle belonging to Islamic State militants in the town of Garma. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 26 , 2016June 30, 201687

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationGARMA, IraqReuters / Thursday, May 26, 2016Iraqi security forces with Shi'ite fighters gather in the town of Garma. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 26 , 2016June 30, 201688

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationGARMA, IraqReuters / Thursday, May 26, 2016Iraqi shi'ite fighters hold Iraqi flags as they celebrate victory in the town of Garma. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 26 , 2016June 30, 201689

IRAQI FORCES BEEF UP EFFORT TO RECAPTURE FALLUJAH FROM ISISAn Iraqi soldier takes position near al-Sejar village, northeast of Fallujah, on May 26, 2016.

The operation to retake Fallujah from ISIS militants was officially announced late night on May 22, 2016.


Iraqi soldiers advance near al-Sejar village, northeast of Fallujah, on May 26.

Fallujah, about 30 miles west of Baghdad, has been out of government control since January 2014 and is one of the only two remaining major Iraqi cities still controlled by ISIS, the other being Mosul.


Iraqi soldiers gesture as they advance towards Fallujah near al-Sejar on May 26.


Iraqi soldiers walk in dust as they move forwards on May 26 near al-Sejar.


A pro-government forces fighter lies on the ground and takes a rest after battling ISIS militants on May 26 near al-Sejar.


Protesters run from tear gas fired by Iraqi security forces to disperse the crowd in central Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 27, 2016. Thousands of protesters including followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets and rallied calling for comprehensive reforms and a new technocrat reshuffle. Dozens of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)June 30, 201695May 27 , 2016

Iraqi families flee the war near al-Sejar village, in Iraq's Anbar province, after leaving Fallujah, on May 27, 2016.

Tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped in Fallujah and hidden bombs are believed to be strewn throughout the city.


Pro-government forces fire a rocket in their battle against ISIS near al-Sejar on May 27.


Smoke rises from Islamic State group positions as Iraqi federal police take combat positions at the front line during fight against Islamic State outside Fallujah, Iraq, Saturday, May 28, 2016. Days into an Iraqi military operation to push Islamic State fighters out of Fallujah, residents still inside the city are preparing for a long battle, with some saying they fear being trapped between two forces they don't fully trust.(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)June 30, 201698May 28 , 2016

Smoke rises in the background as Iraqi forces take combat positions outside Fallujah on May 28.

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Iraqi soldiers and pro-government forces drive their vehicles in an area between al-Sejar and Fallujah on May 28, 2016.

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Iraqi pro-government forces evacuate a wounded comrade near al-Sejar on May 28.


INSIDE THE TUNNELS OF ISLAMIC STATEPhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Saturday, May 28, 2016A fighter from the Iraqi Shi'ite Badr Organization holds his rifle in an underground tunnel built by Islamic State fighters on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 28 , 2016June 30, 2016102

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Saturday, May 28, 2016A tunnel used by Islamic State militants is seen on the outskirts of Falluja. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 28 , 2016June 30, 2016103

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Saturday, May 28, 2016A fighter from the Iraqi Shi'ite Badr Organization holds his rifle as he look a tunnel built by Islamic State fighters on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 28 , 2016June 30, 2016104

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Saturday, May 28, 2016Fighters from the Iraqi Shi'ite Badr Organization stand near a tunnel built by Islamic State fighters on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 28 , 2016June 30, 2016105

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Saturday, May 28, 2016Fighters from the Iraqi Shi'ite Badr Organization look at a tunnel built by Islamic State fighters on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 28 , 2016June 30, 2016106

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Saturday, May 28, 2016A fighter from the Iraqi Shi'ite Badr Organization holds his rifle in an underground tunnel built by Islamic State fighters on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 28 , 2016June 30, 2016107

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Saturday, May 28, 2016Fighters from the Iraqi Shi'ite Badr Organization walk past a poster depicting images of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq, May 28, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 28 , 2016June 30, 2016108

PhotographerAlaa Al-MarjaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Sunday, May 29, 2016Shi'ite fighters take a selfie while firing artillery towards Islamic State militants near Falluja, Iraq, May 29, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjaniMay 29 , 2016June 30, 2016109

A member of the Iraqi security forces fires artillery during clashes with ISIS militants near Fallujah, Iraq.

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Displaced Iraqi women and children swarm a Red Crescent ambulance handing out medicine at a newly-opened camp in the government-held town of Amriyat al-Fallujah, about 20 miles southeast of Fallujah, on May 29, 2016.

It's believed that more than 50,000 civilians are still inside Fallujah.

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A displaced Iraqi girl sleeps on May 29 inside a tent at a newly-opened camp in Amriyat al-Fallujah.

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BATTLE FOR FALLUJAPhotographerAlaa Al-MarjaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Monday, May 30, 2016Iraqi security forces members gesture near Falluja, Iraq, May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjaniMay 30 , 2016June 30, 2016113

PhotographerAlaa Al-MarjaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Monday, May 30, 2016Smoke rises from clashes near Falluja, Iraq, May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjaniMay 30 , 2016June 30, 2016114

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationGARMA, IraqReuters / Monday, May 30, 2016Civilians who fled their homes due to clashes on the outskirts of Falluja, gather in the town of Garma, Iraq, May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 30 , 2016June 30, 2016115

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationGARMA, IraqReuters / Monday, May 30, 2016Civilians who fled their homes due to the clashes on the outskirts of Falluja, gather in the town of Garma, Iraq, May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 30 , 2016June 30, 2016116

PhotographerAlaa Al-MarjaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Monday, May 30, 2016Iraqi security vehicles are seen near Falluja, Iraq, May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjaniMay 30 , 2016June 30, 2016117

PhotographerAlaa Al-MarjaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Monday, May 30, 2016Iraqi security forces get their meal near Falluja, Iraq, May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjaniMay 30 , 2016June 30, 2016118

PhotographerAlaa Al-MarjaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Monday, May 30, 2016Iraqi security forces ride in a military vehicle near Falluja, Iraq, May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjaniMay 30 , 2016June 30, 2016119

An Iraqi military helicopter attacks Islamic State group positions during an offensive by Iraqi military forces into Fallujah to retake the city from Islamic State militants in Iraq, Monday, May 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)June 30, 2016120May 30 , 2016

PhotographerAlaa Al-MarjaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Monday, May 30, 2016Iraqi security forces members gesture near Falluja, Iraq, May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjaniMay 30 , 2016June 30, 2016121

Iraqi troops advance in armored vehicles on May 30.


The Iraqi troops are slowly moving up from the southern edge in a column of armored vehicles to retake Fallujah on May 30, 2016.



PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationGARMA, IraqReuters / Monday, May 30, 2016Civilians who fled their homes due to clashes on the outskirts of Falluja, gather in the town of Garma, Iraq, May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 30 , 2016June 30, 2016125

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationGARMA, IraqReuters / Monday, May 30, 2016Civilians who fled their homes due to clashes on the outskirts of Falluja, gather in the town of Garma, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 30 , 2016June 30, 2016126


PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationGARMA, IraqReuters / Monday, May 30, 2016Civilians, who fled their homes due to the clashes on the outskirts of Falluja, gather in the town of Garma May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 30 , 2016June 30, 2016128

Smoke billows on the horizon as Iraqi military forces prepare for an offensive into Fallujah to retake the city from Islamic State militants in Iraq, Monday, May 30, 2016. A wave of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group targeted commercial areas in and around Baghdad on Monday, killing more than 20 people in attacks that came as Iraqi troops poised to recapture Fallujah. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)June 30, 2016129May 30 , 2016

Smoke rises as Iraqi counterterrorism forces face off with Islamic State militants on the southern edge of Fallujah, Iraq on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 a day after launching an operation of the militant-held city with the help of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes. (AP Photo/Osama Sami)June 30, 2016130May 31 , 2016

Iraqi counterterrorism forces face off with Islamic State militants on the southern edge of Fallujah, Iraq on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 a day after launching an operation of the militant-held city with the help of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes. (AP Photo/Osama Sami)June 30, 2016131May 31 , 2016

Abu Shiab, center right, sits with his family in a tent on May 31, 2016 at the Alexanzan camp in the Dora neighborhood on the southern outskirts of Baghdad, after being displaced from the Jbeil, a village near Fallujah.

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PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Tuesday, May 31, 2016Iraqi security forces gather near Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 31 , 2016June 30, 2016133

PhotographerAlaa Al-MarjaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Tuesday, May 31, 2016Iraqi security forces gather near Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjaniMay 31 , 2016June 30, 2016134

PhotographerAlaa Al-MarjaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Tuesday, May 31, 2016Iraqi security officers inspect a map near Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjaniMay 31 , 2016June 30, 2016135

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Tuesday, May 31, 2016Iraqi security forces sit in a military vehicle near Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjaniMay 31 , 2016June 30, 2016136

PhotographerAlaa Al-MarjaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Tuesday, May 31, 2016Military vehicles for Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite fighters are seen near Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjanMay 31 , 2016June 30, 2016137

PhotographerThaier Al-SudaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Tuesday, May 31, 2016Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite fighters gather near Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniMay 31 , 2016June 30, 2016138

PhotographerAlaa Al-MarjaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Tuesday, May 31, 2016Iraqi security forces gather near Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjaniMay 31 , 2016June 30, 2016139

PhotographerAlaa Al-MarjaniLocationFALLUJA, IraqReuters / Tuesday, May 31, 2016A member of the Iraqi security forces holds his phone as he shaves near Falluja, Iraq. REUTERS/Alaa Al-MarjaniMay 31 , 2016June 30, 2016140

June 30, 2016141SYRIA

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 14, 2016A general view shows damaged buildings as seen from the rebel held Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJune 30, 2016142March 14 , 2016Gallery Photos

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Monday, March 14, 2016A boy walks past satellites dishes used as planting beds in the rebel held Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehJune 30, 2016143March 14 , 2016Gallery Photos

In this Sunday, May 29, 2016 photo, Syrian refugee sisters play near their family's tent at an informal tented settlement near the Syrian border on the outskirts of Mafraq, Jordan. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)June 30, 2016144May 29 , 2016

Syrian Civil Defense members evacuate a toddler from the rubble of buildings destroyed following Russian air strikes a day earlier in the northwestern city of Idlib.

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June 30, 2016146AFGHANISTAN

In this Friday, May 27, 2016 photo, the senior leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi, second left, arrives to give a speech to his fighters, in Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. Niazi said Sunday, May 29, 2016 it was willing to hold peace talks with the Afghan government but would demand the imposition of Islamic law and the departure of all foreign forces. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan)June 30, 2016147May 27 , 2016

In this Friday, May 27, 2016 photo, members of a breakaway faction of the Taliban fighters prepare to guard a gathering , in Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi said Sunday, May 29, 2016 he was willing to hold peace talks with the Afghan government but would demand the imposition of Islamic law and the departure of all foreign forces. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)June 30, 2016148May 27 , 2016

In this Friday, May 27, 2016 photo, members of a breakaway faction of the Taliban fighters walks during a gathering, in Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi said Sunday, May 29, 2016 he was willing to hold peace talks with the Afghan government but would demand the imposition of Islamic law and the departure of all foreign forces. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)June 30, 2016149May 27 , 2016

In this Friday, May 27, 2016 photo, members of a breakaway faction of the Taliban fighters walk during a gathering, in Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi said Sunday, May 29, 2016 he was willing to hold peace talks with the Afghan government but would demand the imposition of Islamic law and the departure of all foreign forces. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)June 30, 2016150May 27 , 2016

In this Friday, May 27, 2016 photo, a member of a breakaway faction of the Taliban fighters bakes bread during a gathering , in Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi said Sunday, May 29, 2016 he was willing to hold peace talks with the Afghan government but would demand the imposition of Islamic law and the departure of all foreign forces. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)June 30, 2016151May 27 , 2016

June 30, 2016152LEBANON

Women smile as they take a selfie on a rocky coastal area along the Beirut coastline, Lebanon, Thursday, May 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)June 30, 2016153May 19 , 2016

A Lebanese man casts his fishing pole from a rocky coastal area along the Beirut coastline, Lebanon, Thursday, May 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)June 30, 2016154May 26 , 2016

June 30, 2016155Pakistan

Pakistani famers harvest wheat crops in suburbs of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Wheat is the leading food grain of Pakistan and being the staple diet of the people and occupies a central position in agricultural policies. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)June 30, 2016156May 04 , 2016

A Kushti wrestler gives tips to a young wrestler during a training session, in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, May 7, 2016. Kushti, an Indo-Pakistani form of wrestling, is several thousand years old and is a national sport in Pakistan. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)June 30, 2016157May 07 , 2016

A lioness cools off by licking a slab of ice, during hot weather, at a zoo, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, May 16, 2016 . Many cities in Pakistan are facing heat wave conditions. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)June 30, 2016158May 16 , 2016

A boy walks back after getting free food from a distribution point at a shrine in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)June 30, 2016159May 18 , 2016

Consumers buy ice Wednesday, May 18, 2016 as temperatures rise in Lahore, Pakistan. Various parts of the country continued to experience an intense heat wave, with the temperatures reaching 49 degree Celsius (120 Fahrenheit) in Larkana and other cities. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)June 30, 2016160May 18 , 2016

Girls run toward their friends after getting free food from a distribution point at a shrine in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)June 30, 2016161May 18 , 2016

People cool themselves off during a heat wave in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 19, 2016. Various parts of the country continued to experience an intense heat wave, with the temperatures reaching 48 degree Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in Larkana and other cities. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)June 30, 2016162May 19 , 2016

This Saturday, May 21, 2016 photo taken by freelance photographer Abdul Malik, purports to show volunteers standing near the wreckage of the destroyed vehicle, in which Mullah Akhtar Mansour was allegedly traveling in the Ahmed Wal area in Baluchistan province of Pakistan, near Afghanistan border. The Afghan Taliban has confirmed that its former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a U.S. drone strike last week and appointed a successor. In a statement sent to media Wednesday, May 25, 2016, the insurgent group said its new leader is Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, one of two Mansour's deputies. (AP Photo/Abdul Malik)June 30, 2016163May 21 , 2016

A Pakistani police officer and paramedics stand beside two dead bodies reportedly killed in a U.S. drone strike in the Ahmad Wal area in Baluchistan province, Pakistan, at a hopsital in Quetta, Pakistan, Sunday, May 22, 2016. A senior commander of the Afghan Taliban confirmed on Sunday that the extremist group's leader, Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansour, had been killed in the strike. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)June 30, 2016164May 22 , 2016

June 30, 2016165ISRAEL

In this Saturday, May 7, 2016 photo, Eritrean Christian Orthodox migrants attend a mass at a makeshift church in Tel Aviv, Israel. Hundreds of faithful gather each week in the makeshift churches. With its walls bedecked with Christian paraphernalia, it is an unlikely scene in the heart of the Jewish state, hidden in a non-descript buildings in hardscrabble south Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016166May 07 , 2016

In this Saturday, May 7, 2016 photo, Eritrean Christian Orthodox migrant women stand during a mass at a makeshift church in Tel Aviv, Israel. Hundreds of faithful gather each week in the makeshift churches. With its walls bedecked with Christian paraphernalia, it is an unlikely scene in the heart of the Jewish state, hidden in a nondescript buildings in hardscrabble south Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016167May 07 , 2016

An Israeli soldier visits the grave of his friend on the Memorial Day eve commemorating fallen soldiers, at the military cemetery at Mount Hertzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Israel will mark the annual Memorial Day in remembrance of soldiers who died in the nation's conflicts, beginning at dusk Tuesday until Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016168May 10 , 2016

Israelis and tourists stand still on the beach to observe two minutes of silence as air raid sirens sound to mark Israel's annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016169May 11 , 2016

In this Wednesday, May 18, 2016 photo, Jewish settler boys play with toy guns in Amona, an unauthorized Israeli outpost in the West Bank, east of the Palestinian town of Ramallah. It is the largest of about 100 outposts in the West Bank which were built without permission but generally tolerated by the government. Under an Israeli Supreme Court order, the government must tear down the outpost by the end of 2016. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016170May 18 , 2016

In this Sunday, May 22, 2016 photo, contestants in the first Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant, listen to a choreographer during a rehearsal in Tel Aviv, Israel. The pageant will be held at HaBima, Israel's national theater, in Tel Aviv on Friday. Tel Aviv has emerged as one of the world's most LGBT-friendly travel destinations, standing in sharp contrast to most of the rest of the Middle East, where gays can face persecution. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016171May 22 , 2016

In this Sunday, May 22, 2016 photo, contestants in the first Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant gather for rehearsal in Tel Aviv, Israel. The pageant will be held at HaBima, Israel's national theater, in Tel Aviv on Friday. Tel Aviv has emerged as one of the world's most LGBT-friendly travel destinations, standing in sharp contrast to most of the rest of the Middle East, where gays can face persecution. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016172May 22 , 2016

Ultra-Orthodox Jews stand around a bonfire during the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer celebration in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 25, 2016. The holiday marking the end of a plague said to have decimated Jews during the Roman times. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016173May 25 , 2016

Ultra-Orthodox Jews stand during the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer celebration in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 25, 2016. The holiday marking the end of a plague said to have decimated Jews during the Roman times. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016174May 25 , 2016

Contestants in the first Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant practice the walk on the stage during rehearsal in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, May 26, 2016. The pageant will be held at HaBima, Israel's national theater, in Tel Aviv on Friday. Tel Aviv has emerged as one of the world's most LGBT-friendly travel destinations, standing in sharp contrast to most of the rest of the Middle East. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016175May 26 , 2016

Israeli Arab Talleen Abu Hanna, 21, left, kisses a friend after she was announced as the first winner of the title Miss Trans Israel during a beauty pageant, at HaBima, Israel's national theater in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, May 27, 2016. Abu Hanna, an Israeli from a Catholic Arab family has been crowned the winner of the country's first transgender pageant. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016176May 27 , 2016

A contestant get her makeup ready backstage during the first Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant at HaBima, Israel's national theater in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, May 27, 2016. Talleen Abu Hanna, 21, an Israeli from a Catholic Arab family has been crowned the winner of the country's first transgender pageant.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016177May 27 , 2016

An unidentified contestant walks on stage during the first Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant at HaBima, Israel's national theater in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, May 27, 2016. Talleen Abu Hanna, 21, an Israeli from a Catholic Arab family has been crowned the winner of the country's first transgender pageant.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)June 30, 2016178May 27 , 2016THE ENDMay 2016

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