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A U.S. Army soldier with Delta Company, 64th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, stands guard in the rear stairwell during a raid of an office building used by suspected terrorists, in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 30, 2005. The soldiers captured 12 suspects believed to be behind a plot to use chemical weapons against Iraqi Delegates in the International Zone, Baghdad, Iraq.

A U.S. Army soldier stands guard in the rear stairwell during a raid.

A U.S. Army soldier with Delta Company, 64th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, stands guard in the rear stairwell during a raid of an office building used by suspected terrorists, in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 30, 2005. The soldiers captured 12 suspects believed to be behind a plot to use chemical weapons against Iraqi Delegates in the International Zone, Baghdad, Iraq.

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