Iraqi Army soldiers from the First Brigade, First Battalion, patrol the streets of the Kharkh District in Central Baghdad, Iraq, June 10, 2005. Trained by the Louisiana Army National Guard's 256 Brigade, Iraqis in this neighborhood provide security with minimal U.S. military assistance.
A man inspects car of the Dean of the Basra police academy, Col. Karim al-Daraji, June 10, 2005. AL-Daraji was assasinated by unidentified gunmen in Basra, Iraq.
Iraqis examine trucks destroyed in an insurgent's ambush near Khaldiyah, some 55 miles west of Baghdad, June 10, 2005.
A masked Iraqi policeman investigates a shooting at Baghdad's al-Rasool Shiite mosque, June 10, 2005. Unknow gunmen opened fire on worshipers during a prayer and wounded two people.
Iraqi Army Desert Lion brigade troops guard suspects arrested during a raid in Baqouba, some 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, June 9, 2005.
Iraqi police officers check the body of Adil Muhsin who was shot dead by masked gunmen while fixing his car in a garage in Baghdad's Khadra neighborhood, June 9, 2005. A garage employee also was wounded in the attack.
Iraqi firemen fight a burning oil pipeline near the town Baiji, some 155 miles north of Baghdad, June 8, 2005. The cause of fire was not immediately known.
Relatives mourn as a coffin is carried during the June 8, 2005, funeral of four family members, who were found dead in the northern city of Mosul. The four Shiites from Baghdad's northeastern region of Rashidiyah went missing eight days ago and their mutilated bodies were found on a street in Mosul.
Mohammed Jadim's wife grieves over his body at al-Sadr hospital in Baghdad's Sadr City, June 8, 2005, after he was killed when his home came under attack by unknown gunmen. His son and grandson were wounded in the attack.
Sattar Mohammed carries his 9-year-old nephew Murtada Mazen to al-Sadr hospital in Baghdad's Sadr City, June 8, 2005. Murtada Mazen was injured when his home came under attack by unknown gunmen, killing his grandfather and wounding his father.
Soldiers from the Iraqi Army's 10th division hold their weapons high during a raid in the Nihran Omar area, some 40 miles north of Basra, June 7, 2005.
A masked insurgent walks by a truck destroyed in attack in Habaniyah, 50 miles west of Baghdad, a town between the restive towns of Fallujah and Ramadi, June 6, 2005. The convoy was believed to have been carrying supplies to a U.S. military base in Habaniyah when it was attacked by insurgents.
A U.S. soldier gives instructions to bystanders after a car bomb exploded in Baghdad's Shula neighborhood, June 7, 2005.
A man talks on a mobile phone after he was injured in a car-bomb blast in Baghdad's Shula neighborhood, June 7, 2005.
Iraqi interior ministry Falcon brigade members inspect a car-bomb wreck outside their base in Baghdad, June 6, 2005, after a suicide bomber detonated his car. At least five people were wounded.
Marines from 2nd Assualt Amphibian Battalion, Company B, 1st Platoon, and soldiers from Engineer Battalion, Company C, 224, stand by large weapon caches containing various weapons, bombs and IED-making material. They were discovered near Karmah in Iraq's al-Anbar province.
Iraqi interior ministry Falcon brigade members briefly detain three men outside their base in Baghdad, June 6, 2005, after a suicide bomber detonated his car.
A man with respiratory problems lies in Baghdad's Ibn al-Nafees hospital, June 6, 2005. The hospital received more than 250 patients with breathing problems after Baghdad was hit by a sand storm.
Iraqi interior ministry Falcon brigade members inspect damage done to their base in Baghdad, June 6, 2005, after a suicide bomber detonated his car.