Iraqis gather near a car that was damaged by U.S. forces during rescue operations after a U.S. Army OH-58 helicopter made an emergency landing just north of Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004. It was not known if the helicopter had been fired upon, or something else forced it to land, but both pilots are reported unhurt.
Americans troops take positions during clashes with al-Mahdi army fighters in a west Baghdad neighborhood in Iraq, Friday, Aug. 6, 2004. Coalition forces battled militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in several Iraqi cities Friday, saying they killed about 300 militants in Najaf over two days of fighting. Battles in other Shiite areas killed dozens more, according to Iraqi authorities.
Fighters loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr carry an RPG during clashes with U.S. forces and Iraqi National guards at Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 6, 2004. Fighting flared across Iraq on Friday as U.S.-led coalition troops battled militiamen loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr for a second day in an apparent resurgence of the widespread Shiite rebellion that ended two months ago.
A plume of smoke is seen rising during the second day of clashes between U.S. forces and al-Sadr militants in the holy Muslim city of Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 6, 2004. U.S. choppers attacked militants hiding in a cemetery near the Imam Ali Shrine in the old city at Najaf's center, where smoke could be seen rising. Gunfire and explosions rang out as U.S. soldiers and Iraqi policemen advanced toward the area.
Iraqi National Guardsmen are seen carrying light arms as they ride on the back of a police vehicle during the second day of clashes with al-Sadr militants in the holy Muslim city of Najaf, Iraq, on Friday, Aug. 6, 2004.
Fighters loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hold their weapons in the southern Iraqi city of Basra Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004. The insurgency said it was taking up positions close to where British forces normally patrol, after a deadline passed to free four of al-Sadr's men who had been detained two days earlier. The ultimatum was to have expired at noon Thursday.
An American tank stands by as the crew allows time for an ambulance to pick up a Mahdi army injured man and another casualty from the fighting between insurgents and U.S. troops in the Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004. Insurgents loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fought fierce clashes Thursday with U.S. and Iraqi forces in the holy city of Najaf and it quickly spread to other Shiite areas.
Al-Sadr's men fight with U.S. troops in the Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004. Insurgents loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fought fierce clashes Thursday with U.S. and Iraqi forces in the holy city of Najaf.
An Iraqi policeman stands next to piled-up cars left after a militant drove a minibus rigged with explosives towards a police station in the town of Mahawil, 50 miles south of the capital Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004.
An Iraqi civilian looks on as Iraqi National Guards gather the remains of a car bomb at a Iraqi military checkpoint at the entrance of Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday Aug. 3, 2004.
Fire and smoke billow into the air after saboteurs bombed an oil pipeline near al-Fattah, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004. Insurgents have repeatedly attacked Iraq's oil infrastructure in a concerted effort to undermine the interim government and deprive it of money for reconstruction efforts.
Iraqis look at a damaged car in the city of Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004. At least six U.S. military vehicles Monday night entered the Zahra area in Najaf near Muqtada al-Sadr's house, which is protected by his militia. Heavy gunfire and mortar rounds set cars on fire before Iraqi police intervened and the U.S. forces withdrew, witnesses said.
An unidentified Iraqi man carries an RPG or bazooka across a street market in the city of Najaf in southern Iraq Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004.
An Iraqi man gestures toward battle damage in the city of Najaf in Iraq Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004. At least six U.S. military vehicles entered the Zahra area in Najaf near radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's house on Monday night, setting off barrages of gunfire and mortar rounds before Iraqi police intervened and the U.S. forces withdrew.
An Iraqi police officer stands by the scene after assailants detonated a roadside bomb, killing a local police chief and another officer in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004. The explosion, which occurred in western Baghdad's al-Washash district, also wounded a third policeman.
An Iraqi woman runs to the scene where her son was wounded when a hand grenade exploded during the funeral service for Iraqi Police Col. Mouyad Mohammed Bashar in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004. Assailants detonated a roadside bomb earlier Tuesday, killing Bashar and another officer, and wounding a third policeman.
Iraqi men try to remove the car in which their brother died during Sunday's bomb blast outside of a church in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 2, 2004. Assailants triggered a coordinated series of explosions outside five churches in Baghdad and Mosul during evening services Sunday, killing 11 people and wounding more than 50 in the first major assault on Iraq's Christian minority since the 15-month-old insurgency began.
Iraqi civilians and media walk around charred vehicles left after a bomb blast outside of a church in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 2, 2004. Assailants triggered a coordinated series of explosions outside five churches in Baghdad and Mosul during evening services Sunday, killing 11 people and wounding more than 50.
An Iraqi Christian nun walks past a charred vehicle left after a bomb blast outside of a church in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 2, 2004. Assailants triggered a coordinated series of explosions outside five churches in Baghdad and Mosul during evening services.
An Iraqi Catholic priest. the Rev. Francis Sheer, walks past a charred vehicle left after a bomb blast outside of a church in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Aug. 2, 2004. Assailants triggered a coordinated series of explosions outside five churches in Baghdad and Mosul.