The Week in Pictures: Oct. 15 - 21, 2016
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A member of the Iraqi government forces takes a position on top of a vehicle on the outskirts of the Qayyarah area, some 35 miles south of Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2016, during an operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists to retake the main hub city.