A member of the Sons of Iraq takes a defensive position as his colleagues search a building on the outskirts of Muqdadiyah, 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008. The 'Sons of Iraq' are mostly Sunni tribesmen and former insurgents recruited and paid by the U.S. military to help fight al-Qaida and maintain security in neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
security for the area is under Iraqi control. |