A U.S. Army soldier keeps an eye on men arrested for possession of firearms in a Baghdad street May 18, 2003. While security has improved in most parts of Iraq since the chaotic days following the collapse of Saddam's government, the police force is still largely in ruins. In a bid to curb the crimewave in Baghdad, Webster said an extra 9,000 U.S. soldiers had been drafted into service in the capital over the past month, taking the total deployment of U.S. troops in the city to 25,000.