U.S. soldiers of the army infantry from the Stryker brigade interrogate an Iraqi woman during a patrol in the town of Arij, near Mosul, in northern Iraq, July 23, 2005. Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility on Saturday for the kidnap of the chief of the Algerian mission in Baghdad, stepping up pressure on the new government struggling to quell relentless guerrilla violence. Picture taken July 23, 2005. REUTERS/Andrea Comas ACO/AH