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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Ganim, a platoon leader assigned to the 22nd Infantry Regiment's Company B, 1st Battalion, discusses the plan of action for early morning combined cordon and search operations Jan. 8, 2009, with 2nd Lt. Hamed, 1st Battalion, 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, in the Saydiyah community of the Rashid district in southern Baghdad.

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Ganim, a platoon leader assigned to the 22nd Infantry Regiment's Company B, 1st Battalion, discusses the plan of action for early morning combined cordon and search operations Jan. 8, 2009, with 2nd Lt. Hamed, 1st Battalion, 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, in the Saydiyah community of the Rashid district in southern Baghdad.

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