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A local Iraqi man watches a car burn after it was ignited in a controlled explosion by U.S. troops, July 31, 2005, in the Al-Khadra area of Baghdad, Iraq. Troops suspected the car might be packed with explosives, to be used as a car bomb.
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Iraqi troops of the Second Brigade-Desert Lion kiss the Iraq national flag before raising it during the Iskanian military base handover ceremony, July 31, 2005, in Baquoba, 40 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq. The base was handed over to the Iraqi forces by the U.S. military who have held it since the fall of Iraq's military under Saddam Hussein's regime two years ago.
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An Iraqi electrician repairs local power lines to a neighborhood that has been without power for days, July 31, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq. As temperatures rose over 122 degrees Fahrenheit, the power shortages have made home life for most practically unbearable.
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In the noon sun, elderly Iraqi women use donkeys to transport bags of grass home for their cattle, July 31, 2205, in Baghdad, Iraq.
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The wreckage of Iraqi police patrol vehicles covers the highway after the area was targeted by a car bomb, July 31, 2005, in the Haswa district of Baghdad, Iraq.
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A crowd gathers to watch firefighters douse fires caused by a car-bomb attack near the National Theater, July 30, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq.
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A rooftop view shows smoke rising from a car-bomb attack in front of the National Theater, July 30, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq.
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An Iraqi soldier patrols the scene after a massive car-bomb attack in front of the National Theater, July 30, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq.
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An unidentified woman reacts as she views the damage caused by a massive car-bomb attack near the National Theater, July 30, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq.
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A young Sunni Muslim boy waves an Iraqi flag in front of posters depicting alleged police brutality during a protest march condemning U.S. and Iraqi forces for ill treatment toward Sunnis, July 29. 2005, in front of the Al-Shawi mosque in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Sunni Muslims shout slogans during a protest march condemning U.S. and Iraqi forces for ill treatment toward Sunnis, July 29, 2005, in front of the Al-Shawi mosque in Baghdad, Iraq.
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An Iraqi firefighter directs water to douse flames from an exploded fuel-tanker train carriage, July 28, 2005, in the Dora area of Baghdad, Iraq. A train carrying fuel exploded into flames when a trackside bomb struck its carriage.
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A wounded bus driver returns to the Alawi Al-Hilla bus station to inspect the damage to his bus which was sprayed with shrapnel from mortar shells earlier in the day, July 27, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Iraqi soldiers walk a foot patrol in front of the Ibn Bunniyah mosque, July 27, 2005, in the Al-Hilla area of Baghdad, Iraq.
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A wounded bus driver returns to the Alawi Al-Hilla bus station to inspect the damage to his bus that was sprayed with shrapnel from mortar shells earlier in the day, July 27, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq.
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The body of Iraqi taxi driver Abdul-Risha Abaas lies hunched in his vehicle with bullet wounds as his youngest son Karim grieves at the roadside, July 25, 2005, on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. Local TV alleged he was killed in a crossfire between insurgents and Iraqi and U.S. troops.
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U.S. troops patrol the site of Sunday's suicide bombing, July 25, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq. A truck packed with explosives was detonated outside a Baghdad police station, killing at least 39 people in the country's deadliest attack in a week.
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Smoke rises from a suicide bomber's explosion behind the 14th of Ramadan mosque in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, July 25, 2005.
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A woman grieves for the victims of Sunday's suicide bombing as their coffins are carried past the site of the attack during a funeral procession, July 25, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Iraqi police, soldiers and emergency rescue teams gather at the site of a suicide bombing attack on a checkpoint leading to a hotel, not seen in photo, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 25, 2005.
