Week in Pictures: December 10 - 16, 2011

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Pakistani acid attack survivor, Shaziya Abdulsattar, 8, lies on the lap of her mother Azim, at the Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. Shaziya's father allegedly threw acid on her and her mother Azim last year a

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Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, center, stands during ceremonies marking the end of US military mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion,

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Shadows of Syrians are reflected on a giant poster showing President Bashar Assad, during a supporting rally in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Syrian security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters after Friday prayers at several locati

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Women members of the Popular Defense Forces march during their 22nd anniversary celebrations, in Khartoum December 13, 2011. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: ANNIVERSARY MILITARY)