An Iraqi army soldier cuts the lock off a gate to search a house during a clearing mission with U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment in Rashid, Iraq, June 2, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland


An Iraqi army soldier searches a house during a clearing mission with U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment in Rashid, Iraq, June 2, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland


A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, pulls security while soldiers break through a gate to search a house in Rashid, Iraq, June 2, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland


Iraqi army soldiers search a house during a clearing mission with U.S. Army soldiers assigned with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment in Rashid, Iraq, June 2, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland


An Iraqi army soldier searches a house during a clearing mission with U.S. Army soldiers in Rashid, Iraq, June 2, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland


U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, continue to perform a cordon and search in Rashid, Iraq, June 2, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland



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