a military operation in Baghdad's al-Fadhil district March 29

Iraqi soldiers patrol on their armoured vehicles during a military operation in Baghdad's al-Fadhil district March 29, 2009. Iraqi security forces besieged a Baghdad district on Sunday after Sunni neighbourhood patrolmen angry at the arrest of their leader clashed with police and troops in a gunfight that killed three people.

REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani