The containers were first moved to the secure International Zone in central Baghdad and then to Baghdad International Airport, where thery were loaded onto C-17 cargo planes.

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So said the young warrant officer with the bandana on his head as a group of visitors prepared to board his Chinook helicopter at Baghdad International Airport a little over a month ago.

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Baghdad's international airport has been temporarily closed, as have some of Iraq's borders.

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