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Along Iran Border, Iraqi Forces Take More Responsibility as U.S. Troops Begin Stepping Back

November 12, 2008
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KHANAQIN, IRAQ–The five men led the train of 17 donkeys quietly through the still and clear night. The braying animals, weighed down with explosives, were strung together with ropes, so that a mere handful of men could conduct the entire convoy. The smugglers made their way through the crumbling soil of the desert, choosing...

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