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Iraq: Baghdad: August 16, 2004: A militiaman loyal to Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr raises his weapon while standing on top on a burning US Army tank after the tank was destroyed during clashes between the Madhi Army and US Forces in Sadr City.
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Iraq: Baghdad: August 16, 2004: A militiaman loyal to Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr raises his weapon while standing on top on a burning US Army tank after the tank was destroyed during clashes between the Madhi Army and US Forces in Sadr City.
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