July 7, 2008 (18 images)

An Iraqi soldier checks the ID of someone at a home in the Sunni town of Yousfia, 60 kilometers south of Baghdad on July 7, 2008. Iraqi and American forces conducted a joint operation to capture suspected Sunni militants in Yousfia and the surrounding area. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)

An American soldier searches a home for weapons in the Sunni town of Yousfia, 60 kilometers south of Baghdad on July 7, 2008. Iraqi and American forces conducted a joint operation to capture suspected Sunni militants in Yousfia and the surrounding area. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)

Iraqi soldiers raid a home in the Sunni town of Yousfia, 60 kilometers south of Baghdad on July 7, 2008. Iraqi and American forces conducted a joint operation to capture suspected Sunni militants in Yousfia and the surrounding area. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)

American soldiers raid a home in the Sunni town of Yousfia, 60 kilometers south of Baghdad on July 7, 2008. Iraqi and American forces conducted a joint operation to capture suspected Sunni militants in Yousfia and the surrounding area. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)