Baghdad Island, built in the 1980s and based on a design by Frank Lloyd Wright in is seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 22, 2009. U.S. and Iraqi officials have begun renovating an amusement park on an island north of Baghdad. It's the latest effort to restore a sense of normalcy amid security gains and reflects a U.S. focus on civil affairs projects ahead of next week's deadline for combat troops to withdraw from cities. The 150-acre Tigris River complex was a popular site for weddings and other celebrations before the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. But it was devastated by looting in the aftermath. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Baghdad Island, built in the 1980s and based on a design by Frank Lloyd Wright in is seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 22, 2009. U.S. and Iraqi officials have begun renovating an amusement park on an island north of Baghdad. It's the latest effort to restore a sense of normalcy amid security gains and reflects a U.S. focus on civil affairs projects ahead of next week's deadline for combat troops to withdraw from cities. The 150-acre Tigris River complex was a popular site for weddings and other celebrations before the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. But it was devastated by looting in the aftermath.

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