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A herd of cattle surrounds a U.S. Army Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle during Operation Fire Fortress in the Diyala province, Iraq, June 2, 2008. Operation Fire Fortress was launched to clear the influence of al-Qaida in the towns of Qubbah and Mukhisa in Iraq's Diyala province.

CIRCLING THE MRAP

A herd of cattle surrounds a U.S. Army Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle during Operation Fire Fortress in the Diyala province, Iraq, June 2, 2008. Operation Fire Fortress was launched to clear the influence of al-Qaida in the towns of Qubbah and Mukhisa in Iraq's Diyala province.

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