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From left, Polish army Maj. Piotr Lewandowski, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Burt Eissler, and Polish and Iraqi soldiers use a map to identify areas of concentration during a presence patrol in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2006.

SECURITY IN DIWANIYAH

From left, Polish army Maj. Piotr Lewandowski, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Burt Eissler, and Polish and Iraqi soldiers use a map to identify areas of concentration during a presence patrol in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2006.

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