The only thing fake about the image is the toy gun, toy soldier, and amateurish looking Arabic language banner in the background.
You might want to e-mail Andrew Cochran and tell him your findings because he is going out telling people the photo has been photoshopped where you just proved it hasn't been altered since it was taken.
Any theories as to the origin of the picture then?
And is it possible the listed date may be wrong because the date was set incorrectly on the camera itself?