Iraqi soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army prepare to go on a raid of a suspected improvised explosive device trafficker, Jan. 18, 2006. The Iraqis from this unit do not have Humvees. They travel in small pick-ups with homemade gun turrets welded to the bed of the truck. U.S. Army photo by Spc. William Jones


U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matthew Upperman, Military Integrated Transitional Training (MITT) team, and an Iraqi soldier from 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army interrogate a suspected insurgent during a predawn raid in Samarra, Iraq, Jan. 18, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. William Jones


Iraqi army soldiers man a security point outside the home of a suspected insurgent in Samarra, Iraq, Jan. 18, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. William Jones


Iraqi army soldiers stand guard outside the home of a known insurgent in Samarra, Iraq, Jan. 18, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. William Jones


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