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Iraqi police secure the premises while fellow officers search the house of a suspected criminal during a cordon and search operation in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2008. The Iraqi police and Iraqi army worked together to complete the operation.

DIWANIYAH STAIRWAY

Iraqi police secure the premises while fellow officers search the house of a suspected criminal during a cordon and search operation in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2008. The Iraqi police and Iraqi army worked together to complete the operation.

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