Residents gather at the scene of an explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006. A car bomb outside the market in Baghdad's primarily Shiite downtown Karradah district killed at least one person and wounded five others, while a similar bomb killed two people and injured 13 in the mainly Sunni neighborhood of Radhwaniyah.
Salim Abdul Nabi, right, and his wife grieve over the death of their son Ali, 7, killed in an explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006. A pair of roadside bombings targeting police patrols in Baghdad killed at least six passers-by and wounded six others, said police.
An Iraqi man reacts at the scene following a car bomb explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006, that killed two people and injured six.
A shoe which has been removed from a body sits next to Iraqi volunteers preparing wrapped bodies for their funeral in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 10, 2006. Bodies of 176 victims of recent sectarian violence were brought from Baghdad to Najaf for the funeral. Part of the preparation for burial is the removal of all shoes.
Iraqi Shiite Muslims take part in prayers at the mosque in Kufa, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 10, 2006.
An Iraqi volunteer burns body bags during a mass funeral in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 10, 2006. Bodies of 176 victims of recent sectarian violence were brought from Baghdad to Najaf for the funeral.
Iraqis clean the scene of an explosion in central Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006. Bomb attacks on markets in predominantly Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad killed at least 16 people. They were among 38 Iraqis killed or found dead across the country on Thursday in the latest outbreak of sectarian violence.
Iraqis lift up a casket of a victim of the previous night's bombing in Baghdad, for the funeral in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006.
Iraqis watch TV news on outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, in a bakery shop in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006. The departure of Rumsfeld cheered critics around the world who saw him as a symbol of a failed war in Iraq, while supporters of the military mission pledged to work closely with his successor.
Iraqi firefighters remove debris following an explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006. Four civilians were killed and 24 wounded when a suicide bomber drove a car rigged with explosives and slammed into crowds gathered in Karrada, in downtown Baghdad, Police Col. Abbas Mohammed Salman said.
An Iraqi youth, a mortar attack victim, is treated in Sadr City's hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006. A pair of mortar rounds slammed into a soccer field while young men were playing a game in a Shiite district of Baghdad on Wednesday, as more than 60 people were killed in attacks nationwide.
Iraqi security forces survey the scene of a car-bomb explosion in Baghdad, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006. Two policemen were killed and two wounded when a suicide car bomber slammed into a checkpoint of Iraqi police.
Iraqis grieve as they wait to collect bodies, victims of sectarian violence, outside Baghdad's Yarmouk hospital Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006. Despite the extraordinary security measures in the past few days, relentless sectarian killings persisted; 59 bodies were discovered Sunday and Monday across Iraq, police said.
A U.S. Apache attack helicopter hovers over Baghdad, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006, during a mortar attack that killed five Iraqis and injured 32.
Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, front center, listens to testimony during his trial inside the heavily fortified Green Zone Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. Hussein and six other defendants are facing charges of crimes against humanity for their roles in the Anfal military operation from 1987-88 that prosecutors say killed thousands of Iraqis.
Iraqis read newspapers carrying front-page stories on the death penalty verdict for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday Nov. 7, 2006.
An Iraqi man covers the coffin of his relative, a victim of sectarian violence, outside Baghdad's Yarmouk hospital Tuesday Nov. 7, 2006. Despite the extraordinary security measures in the past few days, relentless sectarian killings persisted; 59 bodies were discovered Sunday and Monday across Iraq, police said.
Iraqis watch trial proceedings for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in Baghdad Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006. Saddam Hussein returned to court for his genocide trial, two days after being sentenced to hang for war crimes in the 1980s killings of 148 people in the town of Dujail.
A supporter holds a picture of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during a demonstration in Samarra, 80 miles north of Baghdad, Nov. 6, 2006. The Iraqi government hailed Saddam Hussein's death sentence, as the former leader's first trial ended under tight security amid fears the ruling would spark violent reactions in the strife-torn country.
Iraqi soldiers enforce a second day of a curfew in Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City Monday, Nov. 6, 2006, following the sentencing of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.