TIME Photo Essay: The Battle of Tall 'Afar: Inside a massive assault on the Iraqi insurgency. On the first day of Operation Restoring Rights, the Blue Platoon pushed into Tall 'Afar from the south, clearing a mostly Shi'ite area first on their march through the streets PHOTO BY FRANCO PAGETTI / POLARIS FOR TIME
FRANCO PAGETTI / POLARIS FOR TIME
The Battle of Tall 'Afar: Inside a massive assault on the Iraqi insurgency
Street Sweep
On the first day of Operation Restoring Rights, the Blue Platoon pushed into Tall 'Afar from the south, clearing a mostly Shi'ite area first on their march through the streets
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FROM THE September 26, 2005 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED Sunday, September 18, 2005

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