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Iraqi Police march in a parade celebrating the handover of Dhi Qar province to Iraqi Security Forces at Camp Ur, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2006. The handover was the second of the country’s 18 provinces to be fully returned to Iraqi control.

DHI QAR TURN OVER

Iraqi Police march in a parade celebrating the handover of Dhi Qar province to Iraqi Security Forces at Camp Ur, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2006. The handover was the second of the country’s 18 provinces to be fully returned to Iraqi control.

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