PHOTO GALLERY: Displaced Iraqis flee Ramadi

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Displaced Sunni people, who fled the violence in the city of Ramadi, arrive at the outskirts of Baghdad (Reuters)

An Iraqi soldier carries a displaced woman to help her cross the bridge at the outskirts of Baghdad (Reuters)

Displaced Iraqis from Ramadi cross the Bzebiz bridge fleeing fighting in Ramadi, 65 km west of Baghdad (AP)

An Iraqi Sunni displaced woman, who fled the violence in the city of Ramadi carries her child on the outskirts of Baghdad (Reuters)

Displaced Sunni people, who fled the violence in the city of Ramadi, arrive at the outskirts of Baghdad (Reuters)

An Iraqi Sunni displaced woman, who fled the violence in the city of Ramadi, carries her kid at the outskirts of Baghdad (Reuters)

An Iraqi soldier carries a displaced kid from Ramadi at the outskirts of Baghdad (Reuters)

Displaced Sunni people, who fled the violence in the city of Ramadi, arrive at the outskirts of Baghdad (Reuters)

Iraqi security forces on Tuesday deployed tanks and artillery around Ramadi to confront Islamic State fighters who have captured the city in a major defeat for the Baghdad government and its Western backers.