Iraqi women wait in line outside of a propane distribution center in Baghdad, Iraq, May 21, 2003.
A woman resident of the Baghdad district of al Thawra, formerly known as Saddam City, throws away garbage on a pile waiting to be cleared by garbage trucks, in the Iraqi capital, May 21, 2003.
Hundreds of local residents demonstrate in Balad, north of Baghdad, Iraq, May 21, 2003. They were protesting against the inclusion of Balad in the Salah ad-Din province -- the capital of which is Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown. Trouble started after the governor of the province arrived in town to hold a mayoral election.
An unidentified Australian soldier inspects spent ordnance that was left piled up on a sidewalk in Baghdad, Iraq, May 22, 2003.
An Iraqi woman looks at posters of Shiite saints at Baghdad's book market, May 21, 2003. Posters of Shiite saints were banned during the rule of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, a Sunni Muslim, but have resurfaced in great numbers since the fall of the capital.
An Iraqi man searches for remains of relatives between bags containing bodies pulled from a nearby mass grave, inside a makeshift morgue near Karbala, May 21, 2003. Volunteers with shovels excavated a mass grave near the Shiite holy city, collecting remains of the dead and calling the bodies evidence of crimes committed by Saddam Hussein.
A newly married Iraqi couple walk in a bridge celebrating their wedding day in Baghdad, May 21, 2003.
Australian soldiers stand guard outside of the Australian diplomatic mission during a small ceremony marking its reopening in Baghdad, Iraq, May 23, 2003. Pushing for better performance from the U.S.-led administration in Iraq, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer insisted that much more needed to be done to end the chaos since Saddam Hussein's fall.
U.S. soldiers tend to former Iraqi army officer Hatem Masfour, 51, after he fainted as thousands of pensioners were gathering to receive a $40 emergency payment, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 18, 2003. Masfour recovered and later was able collect his money.
A U.S. soldier aims his sidearm in an effort to repel Iraqi pensioners away from razor wire erected to control the crowd, as thousands of pensioners gathered to receive a $40 emergency payment, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 18, 2003. Scuffles erupted when people became impatient after waiting for hours in the midday heat.
A U.S. soldier speaks with a reporter as he guards the front of the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2003.
Curious Iraqi residents gather around an idling U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter as it waits for Col. Michael Linnington, commander of the 101st Airborne's 3rd Brigade, to finish facilitating a meeting between Kurdish and Arab local leaders, outside a small village near Rabi Ah, Iraq, May 17, 2003.
Iraqi Shiite protesters chant Islamic slogans at the holy shrine of Kadhamiya in Baghdad, Iraq, May 19, 2003. In the biggest demonstration against the U.S. presence since the war ended, thousands of Shiite Muslims marched peacefully to the Kadhamiya mosque to protest the American occupation of Iraq and reject what they fear would be a U.S.-installed puppet government.
Residents watch as soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the 101 Airborne Brigade walk on a "presence patrol" through the village of Alganah, in northwestern Iraq, May 18, 2003. Several dozen soldiers at once take part in such patrols to remote areas, which are designed to establish a clear U.S. security presence and rapport with local citizens, say U.S. Army field officers.
An Iraqi man raises his handcuffed hands, still holding prayer beads, after being detained as U.S. troops raid a suspected gun market in the center of Baghdad, May 19, 2003.
Iraqi Shiite protesters carrying political banners chant Islamic slogans at the holy shrine of Kadhamiya in Baghdad, Iraq, May 19, 2003.
Iraqi men enjoy a quiet moment in a cafe in Baghdad, May 19, 2003. A month after the fall of Saddam Hussein, a new Baghdad has emerged -- frightened and dangerous, chaotic and defeated, occupied and free. This has thrown many Iraqis off balance.
U.S. soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division patrol along a street, shortly after troops from the division arrived to provide security and to search for wanted former Saddam Hussein loyalists, in Hawija, northern Iraq, May 20, 2003. Hawija is known by many Iraqis to have been a major base for Baath Party loyalists and an area base of operation for Iraqi secret police.
U.S. soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division patrol along a deserted street, about two hours after troops from the division arrived in Hawija, northern Iraq, May 20, 2003. Hawija is known by many Iraqis to have been a major base for Baath Party loyalists.
An elderly Iraqi man sits in Rushed Street, one of the oldest in Baghdad, in the early morning, May 20, 2003.