Combat Camera: Kurdish Soldiers Arrive to Secure Baghdad

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Iraqi Army Division exit an Iraqi Air Force plane at Baghdad International Airport, Feb. 26, 2007. The soldiers were flown from near the Irbil area in the Kurdish Autonomous Region to Baghdad to support Operation Fardth - Al Kanoon, a blanket mission aimed at capturing terrorists throughout the country, starting with the capital. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Abel Trevino

Gen. Babakir Zebari, chief Joint Forces Iraq, shakes the hand of a 2nd Iraqi Division jundi as he arrived in Baghdad to support Operation Fardth - Al Kanoon, Feb. 26, 2007. The soldiers were the first mass movement of a unit by the Iraqi Air Force and one of several waves of troops to come from outlying provinces to stabilize the capital. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Abel Trevino

Traditional Iraqi cheek kisses and handshakes greeted the soldiers assigned to the 2nd Iraqi Army Division as they stepped onto the Baghdad International Airport tarmac, Feb. 26, 2007. The commanders of the Iraqi Ground Forces Command met every individual and spoke to them about duty, honor and their country's need for them now. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Abel Trevino

General Babakir Zebari, Chief Joint Forces Iraq, answers questions from reporters about the 2nd Iraqi Army Division troops from the Kurdish Autonomous Region landing in Baghdad, Feb. 26, 2007, to help support the operations geared to stabilizing the country's capital. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Abel Trevino

The Irbil-based 2nd Iraqi Army Division stood in a square formation while Gen. Babakir Zebari, Chief Joint Forces Iraq, spoke to them, Feb. 26, 2007, about their country's need for them to be in Baghdad and the brotherhood between them, regardless of which province they called home and where they went to, they were always Iraqis first. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Abel Trevino

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