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Soldiers patrol through the rubble-laden streets of al-Sinaa neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq, April 1, 2008. These soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, raided the neighborhood, found and cleared a bomb factory and weapons cache.

Soldiers patrol through the rubble-laden streets of al-Sinaa neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq, April 1, 2008. These soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, raided the neighborhood, found and cleared a bomb factory and weapons cache.

Soldiers patrol through the rubble-laden streets of al-Sinaa neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq, April 1, 2008. These soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, raided the neighborhood, found and cleared a bomb factory and weapons cache.

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