Soldiers from the 17th Iraqi Army Division fire 120 mm mortars during a combined arms live-fire exercise, air assault operation and crowd control procedures at the Qaqa' weapons facility south of Baghdad, April 6. The exercise was conducted to demonstrate the division's proficiency in combined operations to key Minister of Defense and Iraqi security forces leadership. The 17th IA Div. has been in partnership with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, for the past six months, training and conducting combined operations.