Iraqis look at the remains of a rocket which exploded near the heavily fortified green zone, April 23, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Multiple rocket and mortar attacks killed at least six people and wounded at least two others in Baghdad.
Iraqi women weep during a funeral for some of the 8 Iraqi men apparently killed in captivity and reportedly found with signs of having been tortured, April 23, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Violence in the capital and other Iraqi cities continues as Prime Minister designate Jawad al-Maliki begins the difficult task of forming a new government.
An Iraqi policeman injured by a bomb explosion lies on the ground as others call for help, April 21, 2006 in Baghdad. A bomb targeting a police patrol exploded, wounding three policemen, and when additional police and bystanders arrived to investigate, a second bomb exploded.
An Iraqi man displays a snake for sale, April 21, 2006 in Baghdad. Shiite politicians were divided between two alternate choices as their candidate for Prime Minister as they try to move quickly to make a decision which would allow the formation of a unity government which the U.S. believes might help curb Iraq's slide toward chaos.
An Iraqi prays during weekly Friday prayers at the Kazamiyah Mosque, an important Shiite shrine, April 21, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Shiite politicians were divided between two alternate choices as their candidate for Prime Minister as they try to move quickly to make a decision which would allow the formation of a unity government which the U.S. believes might curb Iraq's slide toward chaos.
An Iraqi policeman takes cover after a bomb explosion which injured three policemen, April 21, 2006 in Baghdad. A bomb targeting a police patrol exploded, and when additional police and bystanders arrived to investigate, a second bomb exploded.
The shoes of a security guard are left at the site of a roadside bomb explosion as an Iraqi patrol passes, April 20, 2006 in Baghdad. A Maj. General of the Iraqi Interior Ministry escaped an assassination attempt when the roadside bomb targeted his convoy in western Baghdad, officials said.
Iraqi men mourn the death of a man who worked for the al-Sadr organization and was found shot dead Wednesday night, at his funeral, April 20, 2006 in Baghdad. U.S. and Iraqi leaders are hoping the creation of a government, delayed over the choice of a new prime minister, will help stem increasing sectarian violence.
U.S. and Iraqi soldiers secure the scene of a bombing which targeted a U.S. military vehicle, April 20, 2006 in Baghdad. A U.S. armored vehicle was hit by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device). There was no information available on potential casualties.
An Iraqi man climbs onto a coffin, mourning the death of one of two men who worked for the al-Sadr organization found shot dead Wednesday night, at their funeral, April 20, 2006 in Baghdad. U.S. and Iraqi leaders are hoping the creation of a government, delayed over the choice of a new prime minister, will help stem increasing sectarian violence.
An Iraqi man walks past the smoking wreckage of a car, April 19, 2006 in Baghdad. A bomb under a parked car detonated at Al-Watheq square, nearby a fuel station, killing one person and wounding two other civilians, the interior ministry said.
Yazidis, members of a religious minority centered in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, pour out through the door of the Lalish temple carrying fire, during the celebration of their New Year, April 18, 2006 near Dahuk, 260 miles northwest of Baghdad. The Yazidis, who number about 1.6 million, commemorate the arrival of the light into the world during the celebration.
An Iraqi woman looks at the wreckage of a bomb blast, April 18, 2006 in Baghdad. A bomb exploded in a cafe frequented by police in the Suleikh neighborhood of eastern Baghdad, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 20, police said.
Iraqi men mourn for a relative killed Monday by unknown gunmen, and found in the Dora neighborhood, April 18, 2006 in Baghdad. A senior Iraqi Sunni politician blamed the escalating street violence on "the existence of unleashed militia, including some militia backed by foreign powers who have only one goal -- that is to see Iraqis slaughtered in a sectarian war."
A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment aims his rifle at suspected insurgents from a sandbagged guard tower at Government Center, April 17, 2006 in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad.
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein listens to chief Judge Raouf Abdel Rahman during Hussein's trial held under tight security in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, April 17, 2006.
Iraqi soldiers investigate the scene of a bombing in a market, April 17, 2006 in Baghdad. The explosion of a bomb hidden in a garbage can near a market in New Baghdad wounded at least four civilians, officials said.
An Iraqi soldier guards an intersection in Azamiyah after an early morning gunbattle between insurgents and the Iraqi army, killing at least one civilian and wounding seven others, hospital officials said, April 17, 2006 in Baghdad.
Iraqis pray at a funeral for one of the victims of a car bombing in Mahmoudiya, April 17, 2006 in Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad. Violence continued in the capital and elsewhere in Iraq, as Iraqi politicians struggled to break a deadlock over who would fill top positions in the government.
U.S. Army Spc. James Willis, of Argos, Indiana, burns human waste at an outpost south of Baghdad, April 17, 2006. In the nearby Dora neighborhood police discovered seven bullet-riddled bodies inside a vehicle.