FALLUJAH, June 4, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises after the U.S.-led coalition warplanes struck Islamic State (IS) militants in Fallujah city, some 50 kilometers west of Baghdad, Iraq, on June 4, 2016. At least three people were killed and eight others wounded during the bombing. (Xinhua/Sami Jawad)
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