Iraq Photos: Dec. 15-Dec. 21

A U.S. soldier looks at a skateboard during a routine patrol in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008.

A U.S. soldier scans the area during a routine patrol in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008.

Iraqi students chant slogans during a demonstration at the Technology University in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. The students were protesting a U.S. military overnight raid on the university, they said.

American special forces soldiers demonstrate fighting skills to Iraqi special forces unit "Scorpions" during training in the city of Hillah, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008.

Iraqis raise their shoes as hundreds demanded a release for Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush, in Kufa, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008.

A man holds his child as U.S. soldiers walk past, during a routine patrol in the predominantly Sunni neighborhood of Fadhil, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki waves during the reopening of Mutanabi Street in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Mutanabi Street, also known as Baghdad's Book Market, was largely destroyed in several large bombings in the past years.

Iraqi people stand around during a reopening of the Mutanabi Street in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. The Mutanabi Street, also known as Baghdad's Book Market, was largely destroyed in several large bombings in the past years.

Iraqis stand at the spot where a twin bombing killed 18 people and wounded 52 others in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.

Umm Maitham, a sister of Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi cries after she and other family members returned from a court where they were to attend a hearing, at their apartment in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.

An Iraqi woman walks at the spot where a twin bombing killed 18 and wounded 52 in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.

A man holds up a print depicting Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as a goal keeper trying to catch flying shoes during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.

Shiite pilgrims pray during Eid al-Ghadeer holiday at a mosque in Kufa, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Eid al-Ghadeer is the anniversary commemorating Prophet Mohammed's last sermon and it is celebrated by Shiite Muslims.

Iraqi police secure the area after a parked car bomb exploded targeting a government convoy in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. Three people were hurt in the blast, police said.

U.S. soldiers read Christmas cards at al-Faw Palace at Camp Victory at the airport in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 15, 2008.

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