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The United States military will deploy specialized expeditionary targeting forces to Iraq in the effort to combat Islamic State, United States Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced in Congress on Tuesday.
The once-luxurious tomb of former Iraqi-dictator Saddam Hussein was reduced to rubble last week amid heavy fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants over control of the city of Tikrit.
Firefighters try to put out a blaze as regional authorities in Brazil declare a state of emergency amid "out of control fires" in the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands. IMAGES
Helicopters battles flames as several villages were evacuated amid a rescue operation to control a large wildfire in the southwestern district of Paphos that was fuelled by strong winds during a heatwave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Cyprus called for outside assistance to help contain the fire. IMAGES
Chile declared a state of emergency on Friday as officials said 10 people were feared dead in forest fires in the central Valparaiso region, where blazes are threatening hundreds of homes. IMAGES
Images of firefighters trying to contain the fire that killed at least three people and injured nearly 300 after a truck packed with cylinders exploded just before midnight on Thursday night, turning the sky orange and setting fire to nearby homes and parked cars. IMAGES
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