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Iraqi soldiers gather explosives for a controlled detonation of captured enemy weapons on Forward Operating Base Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Nov. 23, 2009. The purpose of the detonation is to mitigate explosive hazards and limit enemy warfighting capabilities by destroying captured munitions.

Iraqi soldiers gather explosives for a controlled detonation of captured enemy weapons on Forward Operating Base Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Nov. 23, 2009. The purpose of the detonation is to mitigate explosive hazards and limit enemy warfighting capabilities by destroying captured munitions.

Iraqi soldiers gather explosives for a controlled detonation of captured enemy weapons on Forward Operating Base Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Nov. 23, 2009. The purpose of the detonation is to mitigate explosive hazards and limit enemy warfighting capabilities by destroying captured munitions.

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