British Royal marines secure Safwan's post office prior to a meeting between
local leaders and British forces April 14, 2003. British forces are trying
to organize a meeting with local elders to restore law and order in the
small border town. Widespread looting erupted after Saddam Hussein's Baath
party officials fled their local posts, crippling infrastructure and
emptying government buildings of their furniture. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
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