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U.S. soldiers and Iraqi forces fire a howitzer at Islamic State of Iraq and Syria positions near the Iraqi-Syrian border during Operation Roundup.

Howitzer Fire

Soldiers with the 3rd Cavalry Regiment fire artillery alongside Iraqi security forces artillery at Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorist locations near the Iraqi-Syrian border, June 5, 2018. Iraqi security forces and coalition partners provided fire support to assist the Syrian Democratic Forces in Operation Roundup, the military offensive to rid the final pockets of the terrorist organization from the middle Euphrates River valley in Syria. Army photo by Spc. Anthony Zendejas IV

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