Iraqi soldiers stand in line in Baghdad after flying in from northern Iraq. An Iraqi military plane flew some 130 predominantly Kurdish soldiers from northern Iraq to Baghdad as reinforcements for the security crackdown under way in the capital, which was the first time the Iraqis transported their own troops by air, according to the military.

First published in the February 25, 2007, 5:34 p.m. edition

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