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

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

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