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Iraqi Special Operations Forces prepare for a mission to disrupt weapons smuggling in the area by Iranian trained criminals, Balad, Iraq, May 10, 2008. .

BALAD MISSION

Iraqi Special Operations Forces prepare for a mission to disrupt weapons smuggling in the area by Iranian trained criminals, Balad, Iraq, May 10, 2008. .

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