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Destruction in Conflict Zones

Photos illustrating the aftermath of conflict, featuring damaged buildings and individuals navigating through rubble in regions affected by violence.

NYC rescue worker takes a break on an office chair from a damaged building on Barclay Street. Sept. 13, 2001. New York City, 2 days after September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. U.S. Navy Photo by Jim Watson (BSLOC_2015_2_63)
NYC rescue worker takes a break on an office chair from a damaged building on Barclay Street. Sept. 13, 2001. New York City, 2 days after September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. U.S. Navy Photo by Jim Watson (BSLOC_2015_2_63)
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Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-112. Hurricane Katrina
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Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-139. Hurricane Katrina
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An aerial view of a military headquarters and barracks used by Iraqi troops and partially destroyed in a Coalition attack prior to the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)
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IRATI (2022), directed by PAUL URKIJO ALIJO.
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A U.S. Army Soldier of 1st Infantry Brigade 11th Airborne Division waits for the Air Assault operation to kick off Exercise Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 15, 2024. JPMRC facilitates unit readiness in the Indo-Pacific region and allows commanders to train their forces in the unique environments and conditions where they are most likely to campaign or be employed in the event of crisis. Air Force
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DN-SC-87-11808. Base: Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)
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Damage inflicted when Hurricane Gilbert, known as the Storm of the Century, struck Kelly AFB, Texas. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown
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04/30/2002. Madrid...1..5..02..ETA attack at the Castellana-Santiago Bernabeu stadium...Photo Chema Barroso/Jordi Romeu...Archdc...The car bomb.
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Crew members from the submarine tender USS PROTEUS (AS-19) clear away ash and debris on the grounds of the Patanawa Elementary School. The devastation resulted from the June eruption of Mount Pinatubo, a volcano that came alive for the first time in over 600 years. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)
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THE FLOWERS OF WAR (2011) -Original title: JIN LING SHI SAN CHAI-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.
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Els Enfarinats flour fight, rebels, armed with flour, eggs and firecrackers, take over the regiment of the city for one day, Plaza de la Iglesia, Ibi, Province of Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe
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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Susan Tennant examines the damage done to her apartment in D'Iberville Mississippi (MS), near Keesler Air Force Base (AFB), in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ATC
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After many years of fighting, the people of Sarajevo, Bosnia clean their city streets. The Implementation Force (IFOR) has put a stop to the war during Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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040608-A-1937M-007. Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Idlib, Syria. 11th February 2023. On the 6th February an earthquake struck northern and western Syria. The catastrophic 7.8-magnitude earthquake has so far killed more than 3500 people, while 5.3 million people in Syria may be homeless after the earthquake. It is the deadliest earthquake to have affected Syria since the 1822 Aleppo earthquake.
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Barcelona, 03/02/2017. Demonstration of students protesting university fees. Photo: Inés Baucells ARCHDC.
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Fire fighters putting out warehosue fire in Downtown Los Angeles near 1st Street Bridge, California, USA
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AMC (Agartala Municipal Corporation) workers destroying illegal liquor shops along with police personnel at the Battala market area at Agartala. Tripura, India.
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U.S. servicemen examine an Iraqi sand table found in a building at Ali As-Salim Airfield during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)
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041111-M-2789C-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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excavation to recover the historical memory of the Spanish Civil War, Manacor, municipal cemetery, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
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New York, NY, September 13, 2001 Urban Search and Rescue Specialists continue to search for survivors amongst the wreckage at the World Trade Center.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Islamic state (ISIL) soldiers destroy statues from ancient Assyrian culture in the city of Mosul at the Central Museum , Iraq
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Turkish media coverage of the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, March, 2022
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British Newspaper front page after a Hamas attack Israel. On 7 October 2023, the paramilitary wings of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, launched a series of coordinated armed incursions into Israeli territory. The attacks, initiated the Israel-Hamas war. The attacks resulted in 1,139 deaths695 Israeli civilians (including 36 children), 71 foreign nationals, and 373 members of the security forces. Approximately 250 Israeli civilians and soldiers were taken as hostages to the Gaza Strip