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U.S. soldiers, along with Iraqi police, clear and patrol the town of Aswad in the Diyala Province of Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008.

CLEAR AND PATROL

U.S. soldiers, along with Iraqi police, clear and patrol the town of Aswad in the Diyala Province of Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008.

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