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Iraqi army soldiers take time to hand out candy to children of the poverty stricken neighborhood of Shuhada in southern Fallujah, Iraq, July 21. Handing out candy to the children was part of a civil assistance operation carried out by the combined efforts of Iraqi army, Iraqi police and coalition forces.

CANDY TIME

Iraqi army soldiers take time to hand out candy to children of the poverty stricken neighborhood of Shuhada in southern Fallujah, Iraq, July 21. Handing out candy to the children was part of a civil assistance operation carried out by the combined efforts of Iraqi army, Iraqi police and coalition forces.

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