U.S. Army M106 mortar carriers leave Samarra after conducting an assault during Operation Baton Rouge in Samarra, Iraq, on Oct. 1, 2004. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" class="extiw" title="en:1st Infantry Division (United States)">1st Infantry Division</a> conducted the assault and then surrounded Samarra sealing it off to keep anti-coalition forces from entering or leaving the town.
DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo, U.S. Air Force
2004-10-01
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