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An aerial view of a new bridge over the Euphrates River in Syria.

Euphrates Bridge

Engineers attached to Operation Inherent Resolve’s Special Operations Joint Task Force erected a bridge over the Euphrates River in Syria, Dec. 27, 2017. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Richard Lutz

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