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INTO THE CAULDRON
Soldiers of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit pass by Iraqi policemen outside Najaf's Wadi al-Salam (Valley of Peace) cemetery last week as they head into battle against fighters loyal to Moqtada Sadr. The cemetery abuts the Imam Ali Mosque, Shiite Islam's holiest shrine, and is considered an honored burial place by Shiites everywhere.
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POSTED THURSDAY, AUG. 12, 2004

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