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Friends and family view a bus outside the U.S. Detention and Deportation Center in Detroit, Sunday, June 11, 2017. A mass immigration and deportation sweep and arrest of dozens of Chaldeans in southeastern Michigan by U.S. immigration officials prompted the protest outside the detention center. Family members of the Catholics with Iraqi roots who were arrested indicate most had criminal records and were awaiting deportation. (Gus Burns/The Ann Arbor News via AP)

Immigration arrests of dozens of Chaldeans prompt protest

By JEFF KAROUB and ALICIA CALDWELL - Associated Press

Injured Kagawa to miss Japan’s World Cup qualifier vs Iraq

Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 21, 2017, file photo, Artist Michael Rakowitz poses for the media at the National Gallery in London, after his design entitled &quot;The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist&quot; was chosen for one of the next two Fourth Plinth sculptures in Trafalgar Square which will be unveiled in 2018 and 2020. A replica of an Assyrian winged-bull destroyed by Islamic State militants in Iraq in 2014 will soar over the tourists in London's Trafalgar Square beginning in March 2018 courtesy of a vision from American artist Rakowitz. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

US sculptor focuses London exhibit on Iraq, Syria conflicts

By TRACY BROWN - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the U.S. District Court, Alexandria, Va., Mohamad Khweis, 27, of Alexandria, Va. To the Kurdish peshmerga forces patrolling northern Iraq in March 2016, Khweis looked for all the world like an Islamic State suicide bomber. They certainly didn't peg him as a bus driver from the wealthy suburbs of Washington. (U.S. District Court, Alexandria, Va. via AP)

Jury convicts Virginia man who traveled to Islamic State

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

In this April 1, 2017, file photo, children play inside a damaged car, amid heavy destruction in a neighborhood recently retaken by Iraqi security forces from Islamic State militants on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. The U.S.-led coalition is investigating civilian casualties in the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, a turn that is worrying some in the country’s political leadership, who fear the destruction and loss of life could complicate hopes of reconciliation with the country’s Sunnis. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

UNICEF: 100,000 children in dangerous conditions in Mosul

By Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press

Syrian children, evacuated from Aleppo, stand inside a tent at a refugee camp near Idlib, Syria, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says 7,500 civilians have been evacuated from the Syrian city of Aleppo and that he has reached out to Tehran in a bid to keep the process on track.(AP Photo)

Donald Trump refugee numbers drop sharply

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE -- In this Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, file photo, this frame grab from a video provided by Qasioun a Syrian opposition media outlet, shows U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters stationed near Ein Issa, north of Raqqa, Syria. As the U.S.-led coalition ratchets up military operations in Syria ahead of a long awaited assault on the Islamic State group’s de facto capital Raqqa, the legacy of an Iraqi train and equip program _ though it has had some success _ is also marked by allegations of abuse and $1 billion dollars in unaccounted for weapons, highlighting the perils of empowering local forces in the fight against IS. (Qasioun a Syrian Opposition Media Outlet, via AP, File)

Allegations of abuse, mismanagement shadow gains against IS

By SUSANNAH GEORGE and ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017, file photo, smoke rises during heavy fighting between Islamic State militants and Iraqi special forces in the industrial area of west Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Pentagon warns Iraqi militias to ‘fall in’ behind Baghdad, amid growing sectarian tensions

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Altoona native visits every nation on Earth

By ERIC LINDQUIST - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017, file photo, smoke rises during heavy fighting between Islamic State militants and Iraqi special forces in the industrial area of west Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

In shadow of Mosul fight, Iran establishes Nineveh foothold

By SUSANNAH GEORGE and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

In this Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., speaks during an event in Beverly, Mass. Mr. Moulton has expressed concerns about the Biden administration's apparent lack of planning for how to move Afghan interpreters to safety in the United States with the forthcoming withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country. “There’s probably nothing that makes me more concerned about this plan than the fact that there is no clear person in charge at this point,” he said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) **FILE**

Dems view vets as strong candidates in bid to retake House

By BILL BARROW - Associated Press

FILE -- In this May 5, 2017 file photo, destroyed buildings from fighting between Iraqi forces and the Islamic State group are seen in western Mosul. Iraq’s fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group has been the largest and the longest operation against the extremists in the nearly three years since they overran a third of the country. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen, File)

AP Explains: Iraq’s slow grind to retake IS-held Mosul

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., speaks during an event in Beverly, Mass. Mr. Moulton has expressed concerns about the Biden administration's apparent lack of planning for how to move Afghan interpreters to safety in the United States with the forthcoming withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country. “There’s probably nothing that makes me more concerned about this plan than the fact that there is no clear person in charge at this point,” he said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) **FILE**

Dems try to enlist military vets in fight for House majority

By BILL BARROW - Associated Press

Secretary of Defense James Mattis walks into Michie Stadium to give the commencement address, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in West Point, N.Y. Nine Hundred and thirty six cadets received their diplomas, most of whom will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the army. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

James Mattis: New era of protracted, small wars with extremists

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

To many Americans, Memorial Day has lost its meaning

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press