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U.S. Marines clear an abandoned house during Operation Defeat Al Qaida in northern Al Anbar province, Iraq, June 11, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Multinational Force-West Ground Combat Element.

HOUSE CLEARING

U.S. Marines clear an abandoned house during Operation Defeat Al Qaida in northern Al Anbar province, Iraq, June 11, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Multinational Force-West Ground Combat Element.

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