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Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., patrol Chibernat, a village on the outskirts of Baqouba, Iraq. This operation is part of a continuing effort to clear areas suspected of harboring terrorists.

OUTSKIRTS OF BAQOUBA

Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., patrol Chibernat, a village on the outskirts of Baqouba, Iraq. This operation is part of a continuing effort to clear areas suspected of harboring terrorists.

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