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U.S. Army soldiers prepare to move to their next target house as they sweep a small village during Operation Syme in Tikrit, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team. Operation Syme is an air assault operation targeting insurgent fighters in the desert areas west of Tikrit.

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U.S. Army soldiers prepare to move to their next target house as they sweep a small village during Operation Syme in Tikrit, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team. Operation Syme is an air assault operation targeting insurgent fighters in the desert areas west of Tikrit.

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