Iraq Photos: Sept. 11 -- Sept. 17

Iraqis view burnt and damaged vehicles after a suicide car bomb attack, in Kirkuk, 180 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2006. A series of five bomb attacks, including two suicide car bombings in the northern city of Kirkuk, left more than 20 people dead and nearly 80 wounded, police said.

Iraqi Christians arrive at a Syrian Catholic church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2006. Iraq's biggest political parties on Sept. 16, 2006 condemned comments by Pope Benedict XVI on Islam, with the main Sunni party warning that a confrontation with the Islamic world could lead to violence between Muslims and Christians.

Iraqi army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint at the entrance of the city of Baghdad Sept. 16, 2006.

A deserted street is seen during a prayer day vehicle ban, in Baghdad Sept. 15, 2006. The bodies of 29 people who appeared to have been tortured before being killed were found strewn around Baghdad, police said.

Iraqi girls listen to the teaching from the Islam's holy book of Quran at a function in Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Sept. 15, 2006. The function was organized by the Islamic revolution party.

A British soldier from Maysaan Battle Group from the U.K.'s 20th Armored Brigade sits down to save himself from the a brief sand storm caused by a landing helicopter, in Maysaan province, southern Iraq, Sept. 13, 2006. Maysaan is on the Iraq and Iranian border.

An Iraqi boy stands behind a puddle of blood as he looks at damaged vehicles following a car bomb explosion, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept.13, 2006. A car bomb exploded in eastern Baghdad in the parking lot square near the main headquarters of Baghdad's traffic police department, killing at least 11 people and wounding another 58, police said.

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein listens to defence testimony during his trial on genocide charges at the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Sept. 13, 2006. The chief prosecutor in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial against the Kurds on Wednesday demanded the presiding judge step down, accusing him of being biased toward the deposed leader and his co-defendants.

Iraqis gather September 13, 2006 at the site where insurgents blew up a parked car loaded with explosives near two police patrols in eastern Baghdad. Eight people were killed and 19 were wounded in the attack, according to a security official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Iraqi fire fighters try to douse a fire at a fuel tanker, after it skidded and overturned, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 12, 2006. The incident in not believed to be terror related.

Iraqi army soldiers inspect the site after a car bomb explosion, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 12, 2006. A parked car bomb detonated in Baghdad's Mansour neighborhood, killing at least six people and wounding 18 others, police said.

An unexploded shell lies at the site of a car bomb explosion, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept .12, 2006. A parked car bomb detonated in Baghdad's Mansour neighborhood, killing at least six people and wounding 18 others, police said.

An Iraqi family and owner of a shop console each other after their shop was burnt down in a car bomb explosion, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 12, 2006. A parked car bomb detonated in Baghdad's upscale Mansour neighborhood, killing at least six people and wounding 18 others, police said.

An Iraqi army soldier stands guard at the site of a car bomb explosion, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept.12, 2006.

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, center, testifies as his co-defendants look on during their trial on genocide charges at the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Sept. 12, 2006.

Iraqi policemen and firefighter inspect a burnt four-wheel drive, after a roadside bomb explosion, in Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept.12, 2006.

An Iraqi police officer stands guard at the site of a car bomb explosion, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2006. Four people were killed and three were wounded after a car bomber was used in a botched attack against a U.S. military convoy in eastern Baghdad.

An Iraqi boy looks at the damaged windscreen of a car after a car bomb explosion, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept.11, 2006.

A sandal lies next to the wreckage of a mini bus, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2006. A mini bus exploded near an army recruiting center in central Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and injuring 2, the Defense Ministry said.

Iraqis look at the wreckage of a mini bus, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept.11, 2006.

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