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Iraqi government officials and U.S. Military leaders look-on as Iraqi security forces passed for review representing the Iraqi military, police and civil leadership in Baghdad, Iraq, June 30, 2009. The event marks the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraqi cities under a security agreement.

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Iraqi government officials and U.S. Military leaders look-on as Iraqi security forces passed for review representing the Iraqi military, police and civil leadership in Baghdad, Iraq, June 30, 2009. The event marks the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraqi cities under a security agreement.

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