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Brig. Gen. John Allen, Deputy Commanding General of Multi-National Division-West, and Provincial Gov. Mamoun Sami Rashid al-Awani of Al Anbar, speak with reporters in Iraq, May 22, 2007.

IRAQ BRIEFING

Brig. Gen. John Allen, Deputy Commanding General of Multi-National Division-West, and Provincial Gov. Mamoun Sami Rashid al-Awani of Al Anbar, speak with reporters in Iraq, May 22, 2007.

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