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An Iraqi special weapons and tactics team, alongside U.S. Special Forces soldiers, conduct an operation in a village in Diyala province, Iraq, to disrupt an al-Qaeda network, Sept. 5, 2008.

DIYALA OPERATION

An Iraqi special weapons and tactics team, alongside U.S. Special Forces soldiers, conduct an operation in a village in Diyala province, Iraq, to disrupt an al-Qaeda network, Sept. 5, 2008.

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