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    Stryker Soldiers mount air assault against al-Qaeda in Iraq

    BUHRIZ, 0, IRAQ

    04.16.2007

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    Soldiers with Company A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment overwatch fellow Soldiers moving through a farming community south of Baqubah April 16. The battalion air assaulted into the area in search of al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists that might have fled there during a clearing operation in Buhriz two days earlier. Soldiers of 5-20 Inf. Regt., 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., captured a dozen suspected terrorists during the 24-hour operation, including an entire cell responsible for mortar attacks on coalition forces in Baqubah. They also found several small caches which included grenades, AK-47s, ammunition, bomb-making materials and terrorist propaganda.

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    Date Taken: 04.16.2007
    Date Posted: 04.17.2007 15:56
    Photo ID: 41679
    Resolution: 2464x1632
    Size: 347.64 KB
    Location: BUHRIZ, 0, IQ

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