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Iraqi army vehicles are stationned in front of a dam on the Euphrates River on April 14, 2015 in the Garma district, west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, where pro-government forces say they have recently advanced on areas held by the Islamic State (IS) jijadist group. Iraq's premier said last week that the country's "next battle" is to retake from the jihadist group the Anbar province, a massive desert region stretching from the borders with Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to the western approach to Baghdad, that includes the town of Garma. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)