A group of Iraqi girls smile at U.S. Army rangers setting up a checkpoint in West Baghdad, April 2, 2005.
Iraqis look over the wreckage in Ramadi, April 2, 2005, after a car bomb exploded next to U.S. military outpost.
U.S. Army task force 1-41 infantry soldiers guard a roadblock at the scene of an attack against an M-1064 armored personel carrier, burning in the background, in West Baghdad, April 1, 2005.
An Iraqi fireman runs a fire hose through burned palm trees in West Baghdad, April 1, 2005.
Iraqis gather under a tent for prayers in the Sadr City section of Baghdad, April 1, 2005. The poster shows images of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, center and bottom, and other Shiite clerics.
Iraqis emerge from the Um al-Qura mosque after Friday prayers in Baghdad, April 1, 2005. Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarrai, a cleric in the influential Association of Muslim Scholars, read an edict to worshippers at the mosque Friday, encouraging Iraqis to join the country's security forces, and departing sharply from earlier warnings against participating in the fledgling police and army.
Iraqis gather around the wreckage left behind after a roadside bomb targeted a U.S. military convoy south of Baqouba, March 31, 2005. A car bomb targeted another U.S. convoy north of Baqouba.
A Shiite man bleeds from self-inflicted wounds after slashing his head with a sword in ritual mourning over 7th-century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, during al-Arbaeen ceremonies in Karbala, March 31, 2005. More than 1.5 million Shiites massed in Karbala last year for Al-Arbaeen, one the holiest days of their religious calendar.
Iraqi police examine a damaged vehicle after a roadside bomb targeted a police patrol in Basra, March 31, 2005. Seven Iraqi policemen were wounded.
Iraqi women gather for al-Arbaeen ceremonies at a mosque in the Kazimiyah section of Baghdad, March 31, 2005.
A Shiite pilgrim worships at the tomb of Imam Hussein in Karbala, March 30, 2005, during al-Arbaeen ceremonies, which culminate Thursday.
Shiite women, shrouded in black hajabs, cover themselves with dust in ritual morning in Karbala, March 30, 2005, during al-Arbaeen ceremonies.
Former Iraqi police officers demand to return to work in Hit, in Anbar Province, March 29, 2005. Dismissed across Anbar Province in the months following the U.S-led Fallujah incursion in November, the former local police officers have been protesting in several cities in recent weeks against a plan to replace them with police from other Iraqi provinces.
Iraqi army soldiers detain a suspected insurgent after a raid in Baqouba, March 29, 2005. The soldiers, with support from the Iraqi police and U.S. forces, detained 24 men and recovered a cache of weapons.
Iraqi police officers investigate the scene of a car bomb in Kirkuk, March 29, 2005. One person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured, police said.
Iraqi workers are seen preparing for the Iraqi National Assembly session in the heavily fortified Green Zone area in Baghdad, March 29, 2005.
Pilgrims begin to gather around the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, March 28, 2005, in advance of al-Arbaeen ceremonies. More than 1.5 million Shiite pilgrims massed in Karbala last year for Al-Arbaeen, one the holiest days of the religious calendar. Al-Arbaeen commemorates the end of a 40-day mourning period after the anniversary of the 7th century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, one of the Shiites' top saints.
Iraqi youths gather at the scene of a roadside bomb attack on an Iraqi police convoy in the Hay al-Amil section of Baghdad, March 28, 2005.
An Iraqi police official tends to one of two wounded officers at al-Yarmouk Hospital following a roadside bomb attack in the Hay al-Amil section of Baghdad, March 28, 2005.
Iraqi soldiers look over the body of an Iraqi police official who was shot to death in his vehicle in Najaf, March 28, 2005. He was mistakenly shot by U.S. forces, according to a police official.