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U.S. Marines take a break while searching the city of Al Fallujah, Iraq.
U.S. Marines take a break while searching the city of Al Fallujah, Iraq, for insurgents and weapons during Operation al Fajr (New Dawn) on Nov. 9, 2004. Al Fajr is an offensive operation to eradicate enemy forces within the city of Fallujah in support of continuing security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq.