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Sunni Stronghold Tests the Iraqi Army's Best
Offensive unfolding in Diyala province, one of the most resilient strongholds of Sunni extremists, is proving to be one of the Iraqi army's biggest challenges.

(Maj. Adil Muhammed takes cover after detonating a roadside bomb in Diyala province. -- By Andrea Bruce, The Washington Post)

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