An Iraqi soldier peers behind a gate while an Iraqi family stands in a
corner during a search for weapons during the U.S. Army's "Iron Hammer"
operation, in the Abu Ghraib neighbourhood near Baghdad November 17,
2003. U.S. forces in Iraq have adopted tough new tactics this month in
response to deadly guerrilla attacks and the downing of several
American helicopters. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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