Wednesday May 19, 2004, Kirkuk, Iraq

First SWAT Team in Iraq

Seargent Rico Cano of Corpus Christi, Texas, a reservist serving with the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion attached to the 25th Infantry Division, based in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, is training a handpicked group of Iraqi men who will become Iraqs first SWAT team, undergoing operational training in a former fedayeen base.

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Kirkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq

Hospital in Kirkuk

Hospital in Kirkuk

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Kirkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq

Hospital in Kirkuk

Hospital in Kirkuk

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1998, Istanbul, Turkey

Demonstration in Turkey

Turkish men run down a side street carrying a huge Turkish flag over their heads, on their way to a demonstration.

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1998, Istanbul, Turkey

Daily Life in Istanbul

Daily Life in Istanbul; young man on the street in a flashy white suit.

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1998, Istanbul, Turkey

Daily Life in Istanbul

Daily Life in Istanbul; sailors walk through the streets.

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1998, Istanbul, Turkey

Daily Life in Istanbul

Daily Life in Istanbul; a street scene.

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1998, Istanbul, Turkey

Daily Life in Istanbul

Daily Life in Istanbul; a street scene with minarets in background.

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1998, Istanbul, Turkey

Daily Life in Istanbul

Daily Life in Istanbul; the Hagia Sofia.

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1998, Istanbul, Turkey

Daily Life in Istanbul

Daily Life in Istanbul; snowy day near the Blue Mosque.

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Tuesday August 17, 1999, Turkey

Turkey devastated by Earthquake

A Turkish woman sits with the only belongings she could recover from her collapsed home, opposite, that pancaked during the August 17th 1999, earthquake that devasted western Turkey.

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Saturday October 4, 2003, Milan, Italy

Versace show at Milan Fashion Show

Donatella Vesrsace talks to visitors backstage before the Versace spring-summer collection show.

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Tuesday August 17, 1999, Turkey

Turkey devastated by Earthquake

A Turkish man collapses after burying his seven year old brother, who was killed in the August 17th, 1999 earthquake that struck western Turkey.

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Friday May 14, 2004, Kirkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq

Women attend elementary school in Kirkuk

Under the watchful eye of the teacher, a young Iraqi woman tries her hand at writing, at the Kurdi Sarati primary school, where about 30 women mostly Kurdish, ranging in age from 16 to 35 years old learn how to read and write, in the Azadi district of Kirkuk, northern Iraq.

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Wednesday May 19, 2004, Kirkuk, Iraq

First SWAT Team in Iraq

Seargent Rico Cano of Corpus Christi, Texas, a reservist serving with the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion attached to the 25th Infantry Division, based in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, is training a handpicked group of Iraqi men who will become Iraqs first SWAT team, undergoing operational training in a former fedayeen base. A trainee in action.

Credit: Staton Winter / Polaris

Kirkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq

Hospital in Kirkuk

Hospital in Kirkuk

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Baku, Azerbaijan

Daily life in Azerbaijan

Daily life in Baku, Azerbaijan

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Baku, Azerbaijan

Daily life in Azerbaijan

Daily life in Baku, Azerbaijan

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1998, Istanbul, Turkey

Daily Life in Istanbul

Daily Life in Istanbul; young couple in western clothing on the street.

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1998, Istanbul, Turkey

Daily Life in Istanbul

Daily Life in Istanbul; a gathering of Men.

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1998, Istanbul, Turkey

Daily Life in Istanbul

Daily Life in Istanbul; woman wearing Muslim head covering.

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1998, Istanbul, Turkey

Daily Life in Istanbul

Daily Life in Istanbul; a woman wearing a Muslim head scarf.

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Tuesday May 11, 2004, Kirkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq

Kirkuk Grenade Attacks

Relatives of wounded and dead Iraqi Kurds fight with Jumhurriyet Hospital security, to get details about their relatives after two separate random grenade attacks in central Kirkuk northern Iraq, killed five and wounded over twenty people.

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Tuesday May 11, 2004, Kirkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq

Kirkuk Grenade Attacks

Iraqi women look for their husbands at the Jumhurriyet Hospital in downtown Kirkuk, Iraq, after 2 separate random grenade attacks hit Kurdish neighborhoods killing five and wounding over 20 people.

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Tuesday May 11, 2004, Kirkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq

Kirkuk Grenade Attacks

A wounded elderly Iraqi Kurd is wheeled into the emergency room at the Jumhurriyet Hospital in downtown Kirkuk, after 2 random grenade attacks killed 5 and wounded over 20 people. The attacks were blamed on Arabs, though there are no leads as to who actually perpetrated the attacks.

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Tuesday May 11, 2004, Kirkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq

Kirkuk Grenade Attacks

Lying on emergency room beds, three elderly Iraqi Kurds get treated for wounds suffered after unknown assailants threw a handgrenade under a stall in a busy market in the predominantly Kurdish district of Hasir, near the center of Kirkuk northern Iraq.

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Friday May 14, 2004, Kirkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq

Women attend elementary school in Kirkuk

Young Iraqi women listen to a reading lesson at the Kurdi Sarati primary school, where about 30 women mostly Kurdish, ranging in age from 16 to 35 years old learn how to read and write, in the Azadi district of Kirkuk, northern Iraq.

Credit: Staton Winter / Polaris

Friday May 14, 2004, Kirkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq

Women attend elementary school in Kirkuk

Young Iraqi women listen to a reading lesson at the Kurdi Sarati primary school, where about 30 women mostly Kurdish, ranging in age from 16 to 35 years old learn how to read and write, in the Azadi district of Kirkuk, northern Iraq.

Credit: Staton Winter / Polaris

Monday June 28, 2004, Istanbul, Turkey

Protests during NATO Summit

Turkish Riot Police wearing gas masks march down a main shopping street in preparation for possible clashes during a demonstration in the center of Istanbul during the first day of the NATO Summit. NATO leaders started the two day summit Monday dominated by the situation in Iraq as the U.S.-led administration handed over power to an Iraqi government 48 hours ahead of schedule.

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