In this Aug. 20 photo, U.S. soldiers stand next to a guided-missile launcher a few miles from the frontline in the village of Abu Ghaddur, east of Tal Afar, Iraq. American troops have started to draw down from Iraq following Baghdad's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, according to western contractors at a U.S.-led coalition base in Iraq. (Balint Szlanko/AP)
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