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U.S. soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division, 1st battalion, 14th regiment, Alpha Company, who are attached to the 1st Infantry Division for the attack, advance past the bodies of insurgents killed during the attack to take back Samarra from insurgent control. The operation circled the city of Samarra with four battalions. After the initial attack the city is to be held with 500 Iraqi National Guard units after the fight. |
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