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Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

  • <p>A man cuts the beard of a civilian who was evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    A man cuts the beard of a civilian who was evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Women carry newborn babies while reacting after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Women carry newborn babies while reacting after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Civilians react atop of a pick-up truck after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Civilians react atop of a pick-up truck after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

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  • <p>A woman smokes as she rests after she was evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    A woman smokes as she rests after she was evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>A woman embraces a Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter after she was evacuated with others by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    A woman embraces a Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter after she was evacuated with others by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters chat with an injured civilian who was evacuated with others by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters chat with an injured civilian who was evacuated with others by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

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  • <p>A girl reacts while walking with women after they were evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    A girl reacts while walking with women after they were evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>A civilian carries a child as he walks with others after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    A civilian carries a child as he walks with others after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>A woman sets fire to a niqab after she was evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    A woman sets fire to a niqab after she was evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

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  • <p>A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter comforts a civilian who was evacuated with others by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter comforts a civilian who was evacuated with others by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Civilians gather after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Civilians gather after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) female fighters embrace each other in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) female fighters embrace each other in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

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  • <p>Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk on the rubble of damaged shops and buildings in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk on the rubble of damaged shops and buildings in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Women walk past damaged shop as they flee towards safer parts of Manbij city, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Women walk past damaged shop as they flee towards safer parts of Manbij city, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter smokes a cigarette in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter smokes a cigarette in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

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  • <p>Children flash victory signs as they play in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Children flash victory signs as they play in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Residents stand on the balconies of a damaged building in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Residents stand on the balconies of a damaged building in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>A girl is pictured in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    A girl is pictured in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

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  • <p>Reisidents ride on the back of a pick-up truck in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Reisidents ride on the back of a pick-up truck in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk with people that fled their homes due to clashes between Islamic State fighters and Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) towards safer parts of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 7, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk with people that fled their homes due to clashes between Islamic State fighters and Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) towards safer parts of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 7, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk near rising smoke and damaged buildings on a street in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 7, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk near rising smoke and damaged buildings on a street in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 7, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

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  • <p>A woman approches a Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter to kiss him after the fighters entered Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 7, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    A woman approches a Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter to kiss him after the fighters entered Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 7, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Vehicles try to cross a highway leading to Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 7, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Vehicles try to cross a highway leading to Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 7, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Smoke rises after what fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) said were U.S.-led air strikes on the mills of Manbij where Islamic State militants are positioned, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria June 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Smoke rises after what fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) said were U.S.-led air strikes on the mills of Manbij where Islamic State militants are positioned, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria June 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

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  • <p>Syria Democratic Forces fighters take positions as they await U.S.-led air strikes on Manbij’s mills where Islamic State militants are positioned, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria June 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Syria Democratic Forces fighters take positions as they await U.S.-led air strikes on Manbij’s mills where Islamic State militants are positioned, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria June 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Smoke rises from Manbij city, Aleppo province, Syria June 8, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Smoke rises from Manbij city, Aleppo province, Syria June 8, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

  • <p>Special forces from the Syria Democratic Forces gather in Haj Hussein village, after taking control of it from Islamic State fighters, in the southern rural area of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria May 31, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Special forces from the Syria Democratic Forces gather in Haj Hussein village, after taking control of it from Islamic State fighters, in the southern rural area of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria May 31, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

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  • <p>Men, who the Democratic Forces of Syria fighters claimed were Islamic State fighters, walk as they are taken prisoners after SDF advanced in the southern rural area of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria May 31, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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    Syrians shave and lift veils to celebrate liberation from Islamic State in Manbij

    Men, who the Democratic Forces of Syria fighters claimed were Islamic State fighters, walk as they are taken prisoners after SDF advanced in the southern rural area of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria May 31, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said)

<p>A man cuts the beard of a civilian who was evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Women carry newborn babies while reacting after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Civilians react atop of a pick-up truck after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>A woman smokes as she rests after she was evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>A woman embraces a Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter after she was evacuated with others by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters chat with an injured civilian who was evacuated with others by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>A girl reacts while walking with women after they were evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>A civilian carries a child as he walks with others after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>A woman sets fire to a niqab after she was evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter comforts a civilian who was evacuated with others by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Civilians gather after they were evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) female fighters embrace each other in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk on the rubble of damaged shops and buildings in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Women walk past damaged shop as they flee towards safer parts of Manbij city, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter smokes a cigarette in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 10, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Children flash victory signs as they play in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Residents stand on the balconies of a damaged building in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>A girl is pictured in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Reisidents ride on the back of a pick-up truck in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk with people that fled their homes due to clashes between Islamic State fighters and Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) towards safer parts of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 7, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk near rising smoke and damaged buildings on a street in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 7, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>A woman approches a Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter to kiss him after the fighters entered Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 7, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Vehicles try to cross a highway leading to Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Aug. 7, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Smoke rises after what fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) said were U.S.-led air strikes on the mills of Manbij where Islamic State militants are positioned, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria June 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Syria Democratic Forces fighters take positions as they await U.S.-led air strikes on Manbij’s mills where Islamic State militants are positioned, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria June 16, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Smoke rises from Manbij city, Aleppo province, Syria June 8, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Special forces from the Syria Democratic Forces gather in Haj Hussein village, after taking control of it from Islamic State fighters, in the southern rural area of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria May 31, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
<p>Men, who the Democratic Forces of Syria fighters claimed were Islamic State fighters, walk as they are taken prisoners after SDF advanced in the southern rural area of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria May 31, 2016. (REUTERS/Rodi Said) </p>
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Victory signs are flashed, a man's beard is cut, a woman smokes a cigarette, another sets fire to a niqab, and civilians embrace soldiers in celebration after being evacuated by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) from an Islamic State-controlled neighborhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. The SDF has said Islamic State was using civilians as human shields. (Reuters/Yahoo News)

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