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Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 4th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, stand guard at a checkpoint in Tarmiya, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008.

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Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 4th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, stand guard at a checkpoint in Tarmiya, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008.

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