Iraq Photos: Dec. 8-Dec. 14

U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment stand guard during a visit by the commander of U.S. troops in northern Iraq to Mosul, miles northwest of Baghdad on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008.

A U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and an Iraqi national policeman stand guard during a visit by the commander of U.S. troops in northern Iraq to Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008.

Iraqi police patrols Wadi-us-Salaam, The Valley of Peace, cemetery in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. Valley of Peace is the largest Islamic cemetery and one of the largest in the world.

Iraqi Sunni Muslim women pay visit to their loved ones at a cemetery on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. Muslims around the world gathered on Monday to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday in the Muslim calendar.

The family of Ibrahim Abid, who was killed when guards employed by a security company Blackwater opened fire at a Baghdad square more than a year ago, visit his grave in Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008.

Mohammed Farhan, a relative of Ibrahim Abid, who was killed when guards employed by security company, Blackwater, opened fire at a Baghdad square more than a year ago, visits his grave in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008.

Children play on swings in a small Baghdad amusement park in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, during Eid al-Adha, a Muslim religious holiday.

A man skins sheep at the first day of Eid al-Adha for Shiite Muslims, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq. Muslims around the world started the celebrations of Eid al-Adha, a Muslim feast of sacrifice to commemorate the prophet Abraham's offering of his son to God.

Iraqis pray at the start of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad's Shiite stronghold of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008. Eid al-Adha is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide.

Iraqi Sunni Muslim men wait to order a breakfast at a restaurant during the first day of the Eid al-Adha feast day in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 12, 2008. Eid al-Adha is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide.

Iraqi Sunni Muslim men pray outside Abu Hanifa mosque at the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 12, 2008. About 15 thousand worshippers performed Eid al-Adha prayers in and around Baghdad's Abu Hanifa mosque, the most prestigious Sunni shrine in the capital, amid tight security measures.

Sami Hawas, a 42-year-old taxi driver, and his 7-year-old son Mohammed, are seen at his home in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. Hawas was shot in the chest and a leg while driving his cab at Baghdad's Nisoor square more than a year ago, when Blackwater Worldwide security guards shot dead 17 Iraqi civilians.