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Members of the U.S. Army, Charlie Company, 1st Cavalry Division, 12th Infantry Regiment, and the Iraqi army, 3rd Batallion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, conduct a cordon and search in Kahn Bani Sahd, Iraq, Feb. 6, 2007.

CORDON AND SEARCH

Members of the U.S. Army, Charlie Company, 1st Cavalry Division, 12th Infantry Regiment, and the Iraqi army, 3rd Batallion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, conduct a cordon and search in Kahn Bani Sahd, Iraq, Feb. 6, 2007.

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