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U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd (Heavy) Brigade Combat Team, 5th Battalion, 73rd Cavalry, secure a road in the village of Muqisha during Operation Pericles, Aug. 15. The operation swept insurgents from the palm groves and villages of the Diyala River Valley, near Baqubah.

OPERATION PERICLES

U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd (Heavy) Brigade Combat Team, 5th Battalion, 73rd Cavalry, secure a road in the village of Muqisha during Operation Pericles, Aug. 15. The operation swept insurgents from the palm groves and villages of the Diyala River Valley, near Baqubah.

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