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An Iraqi Army soldier scans the surrounding area through binoculars.
An Iraqi Army soldier scans the surrounding area through binoculars as he provides security from the top of a school in West Baghdad, Iraq, on July 23, 2005. Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division and the Iraqi Army are securing the perimeter of the school so that medical assistance can be provided for the local population.