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Sweep in Anbar nets thousands of explosives and dozens of insurgent arrests
In Anbar Province and along the Euphrates River, U S and Iraqi forces conducted Operation Sword with about 1100 troops. They seized thousands of pounds of explosives, arrested 45 suspects including foreigners, and faced little resistance as residents cooperated. The operation aimed to disrupt insurgent networks and border crossings with Syria.
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