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Spc. Jason Mediata, from Newark, Calif., searches a home along the Iraq-Syria border on Aug. 4, 2004. The residents are suspected of smuggling weapons into Iraq from Syria and distributing them to terrorist cells throughout Iraq. Mediata and his fellow Soldiers of 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) searched several neighborhoods to eliminate terrorist activity in the area. They detained 20 people for questioning. The searches were a part Operation Phantom Linebacker, an operation designed to help stem the flow of munitions and foreign fighters from Syria. Terrorists have been suspected of using the region as a haven from which they conduct their attacks.
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Creation Date: 20040808
| Date Taken: | 08.03.2004 |
| Date Posted: | 08.10.2004 14:04 |
| Photo ID: | 865 |
| Resolution: | 2000x1312 |
| Size: | 68.34 KB |
| Location: | SINJAR, IQ |
| Web Views: | 174 |
| Downloads: | 26 |
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