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A family drives in a Chevrolet Suburban SUV across the desert to a parallel road to avoid the highway blocked by the US military. Only a few months ago, getting off the highway was a risk to one's life.
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A house taken over by the Iraqi army near Abu Ghraib, on the outskirts of Baghdad. Only a few months ago no local security forces were in the area.
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One of at least 5 destroyed bridges on the road to the Jordanian border through Anbar Province.
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A convoy of oil tanker trucks escorted by the U.S. military blocks the road through Anbar that leads to the border forcing families to detour.
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Anbar Highway is about 360 miles from Baghdad to Jordan. American convoys often block the road forcing drivers to detour into the desert.
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