Feb 23

Feb 23
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Members of a Kurdish commando unit take part in training outside Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, Thursday, Feb 23. 2006. While Iraq stands on the brink of renewed violence after the bomb attack on a Shiite shrine in Samarra, all ethnic and religious communities, Shiite Arabs, Sunni Arabs and Kurds are strengthening their own forces at present incorporated into new Iraqi army. According to the new Iraqi constitution Kurdsih Peshmergas remain integral part of national security forces, yet designated solely to Kurdish region. (AP Photo/Sasa Kralj)