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Iraqi army soldiers compare the serial number on a weapon found in a mosque to official registration documents ensuring proper registration of the weapon during a cordon and search mission in the Adhamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 27, 2006. The Iraqi army soldiers were the only soldiers allowed to search the mosque.

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Iraqi army soldiers compare the serial number on a weapon found in a mosque to official registration documents ensuring proper registration of the weapon during a cordon and search mission in the Adhamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 27, 2006. The Iraqi army soldiers were the only soldiers allowed to search the mosque.

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