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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki shakes hands with U.S. servicemembers during Iraqi Army Day, a celebration marking the 86th birthday of the Iraqi army, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. The event was attended by military and civilian leaders from both the United States and Iraq.

IRAQI ARMY DAY

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki shakes hands with U.S. servicemembers during Iraqi Army Day, a celebration marking the 86th birthday of the Iraqi army, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. The event was attended by military and civilian leaders from both the United States and Iraq.

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