April 21, 2003

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Col. Michael Linnington, commander of the 187th Infantry Regiment 'Rakkassans', 101st Airborne Division directs traffic Mondy April 21, 2003. Linnington's brigade is in charge of the area, and when he came across a traffic jam at this intersection, Linnington took charge of the situation. An Iraqi civilian was soon hired and put in place to regulate a safe traffic flow at the intersection. (AP Photo/SSG Mark Swart, 101st Airborne Division)

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Soldiers from the US Army's 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, secure their AT-4 Anti Tank weapons before moving across Baghdad for a new mission. (AP Photo/SSG Mark Swart, 101st Airborne Division)

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A U.S. Army special forces soldier sits atop a Humvee fighting vehicle, as a personal security guard for a commander from the Free Iraqi Forces, or FIF, the military wing of the Iraqi National Congress, or INC, stands in front of a FIF facility, in downtown Baghdad, Monday, April 21, 2003. U.S. forces are helping facilitate the FIF as it takes over some security roles in a post-Saddam Iraq. The INC, led by Ahmed Chalabi, is one of the largest Iraqi opposition groups which operated in exile for years during the rule of Saddam Hussein. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Soldiers from Bravo Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 187th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division inspect a school building in Baghdad, Monday, April 21, 2003. The school was said to contain weapons but none were found. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)

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Soldiers from Bravo Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 187th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division burst into a schoolroom during a search in Baghdad, Monday, April 21, 2003. The school was said to contain weapons but none were found. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)

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An Iraqi woman peers from the door of a looted shop as a soldier from Bravo Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 187th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division conducts a presence patrol in Baghdad, Monday, April 21, 2003.(AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)

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An Iraqi man fingering prayer beads passes soldiers from Bravo Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 187th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division patrolling in Baghdad, Monday, April 21, 2003.(AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)

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A US soldier from Bravo Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 187th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, right, checks an Iraqi police officer on motorcycle in Baghdad, Monday, April 21, 2003. The soldiers have orders to stop every police officers they see, interrogate them and register their names and locations. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)