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News photos from the week of July 18-24, 2008
News photos from the week of July 18-24, 2008
News photos from the week of July 18-24, 2008
News photos from the week of July 18-24, 2008
News photos from the week of July 18-24, 2008
News photos from the week of July 18-24, 2008
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Near Qarah Tappah, Iraq, July 21, 2008—A woman carrying an infant hurries outside as a U.S. Army soldier prepares to search her home during a military operation on July 21, 2008.

The mission, dubbed Operation Wolfpack Catseye, sought to root out insurgents in volatile Diyala Province, a volatile region near the border with Iran. Officials in Baghdad have said the Iraqi Army will begin a massive offensive in the province in the coming weeks.

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—Photograph by Maya Alleruzzo/AP Photo
 

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