The week in photographs, as chosen by the Maclean’s photo department:
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Week in Pictures - December 18th
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Qamishli, Syria
The sister (L) of Mohammed Ismael, who died in one of three suicide car bombings claimed by ISIS, mourns during his funeral in Qamishli, a Kurdish-majority city in Syria's northeast.