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U.S. Army soldiers man a traffic control point outside the Fallujah suburb of Al Kharma, Iraq.
U.S. Army soldiers man a traffic control point outside the Fallujah suburb of Al Kharma, Iraq, on Nov. 8, 2004. The troops at the control point are controlling the flow of people trying to leave, and screening to prevent militant escape. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, Stryker Brigade.