An interpreter awaits the beginning of a raid. American soldiers conduct night raids on homes in Iraq, searching for suspected insurgents. The raids, sometimes carried out in conjunction with Iraqi security forces, were a common occurrence as insurgency increased during the year.

An Iraqi soldier stands guard during a late night raid in a small town outside Mosul. A large weapons cache was discovered and three men were detained. American soldiers conduct night raids on homes in Iraq, searching for suspected insurgents. The raids, sometimes carried out in conjunction with Iraqi security forces, were a common occurrence as insurgency increased during the year.

A suspected Iraqi insurgent is interrogated in his home. He was not detained. American soldiers conduct night raids on homes in Iraq, searching for insurgents. The raids, sometimes carried out in conjunction with Iraqi security forces, were a common occurrence as insurgency increased during the year.

American soldiers search for contraband. The soldiers conduct night raids on homes in Iraq, searching for suspected insurgents. The raids, sometimes carried out in conjunction with Iraqi security forces, were a common occurrence as insurgency increased during the year.

The younger brother of a suspect awaits interrogation while soldiers search the next room. American soldiers conduct night raids on homes in Iraq, searching for suspected insurgents. The raids, sometimes carried out in conjunction with Iraqi security forces, were a common occurrence as insurgency increased during the year.

Sergeant Jackson of 172nd Stryker Brigade rests in the living room of a home after the detention of two suspected insurgents. American soldiers conduct night raids on homes in Iraq, searching for suspected insurgents. The raids, sometimes carried out in conjunction with Iraqi security forces, were a common occurrence as insurgency increased during the year.

Three generations of Iraqi women wait under guard as two of their male family members are detained by US and Iraqi soldiers. American soldiers conduct night raids on homes in Iraq, searching for suspected insurgents. The raids, sometimes carried out in conjunction with Iraqi security forces, were a common occurrence as insurgency increased during the year.

Soldiers walk pask a bullet-pocked wall in a home afetr a late night raid gone awry. Iraqi insurgents opened fire on a joint-force of Iraqi and US troops, severely wounding one American. The combined forces returned fire, killing the insurgent. The night raids were a common occurrence as insurgency increased during the year.

An Iraqi detainee, his hands cuffed and eyes covered, after a late night raid. American soldiers conduct night raids on homes in Iraq, searching for suspected insurgents. The raids, sometimes carried out in conjunction with Iraqi security forces, were a common occurrence as insurgency increased during the year.

A young Iraqi stands handcuffed after he had attacked soldiers coming through the door to his home, and had been hit with a rifle butt. Bomb-making material was found during a search of the house, but the teenager was not arrested. American soldiers conduct night raids on homes in Iraq, searching for suspected insurgents. The raids, sometimes carried out in conjunction with Iraqi security forces, were a common occurrence as insurgency increased during the year.

A boy covers his grandmother's mouth during a raid. She had begun shouting and clawing at troops and had to be restrained by her family. American soldiers conduct night raids on homes in Iraq, searching for suspected insurgents. The raids, sometimes carried out in conjunction with Iraqi security forces, were a common occurrence as insurgency increased during the year.

A US soldier stands over an Iraqi, whose limbs are locked in rigor mortis, after a late-night raid on a suspected bomb-maker's home in Mosul. American soldiers conduct night raids on homes in Iraq, searching for suspected insurgents. The raids, sometimes carried out in conjunction with Iraqi security forces, were a common occurrence as insurgency increased during the year.

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