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Father of man killed in battle against Islamic State

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The father of a Shiite militia commander who was killed in a battle against Islamic State fighters shows a banner, which praises his son as a martyr, outside his home in Sadr City, Baghdad, on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Baghdad after Iraq War

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Only the base of a statue of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein remains in a square in central Baghdad on Dec. 8, 2011, after the statue was pulled down in a famous incident in 2003.

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Baghdad after Iraq War

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Many people visit the area around Al Kadhimain Shrine, a Shiite religious site, in northern Baghdad on Dec. 12, 2011.

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Protest in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Protesters demand release of political prisoners and eradication of corruption during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 18, 2011.

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Iraqi court sentences man to death for killing Japanese

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi central criminal court on Nov. 22 sentences Hussein Fahmi (file photo taken on March 6) to death for killing Japanese backpacker Shosei Koda in October 2004.

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Elections begin in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi man casts his ballot at a polling station in Baghdad the country's parliamentary election on Dec. 15.

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Ice sales brisk in Baghdad helped by blackouts

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A boy carries a cart with ice for sale under hot weather in Baghdad on July 19. Ice has become a necessity for refrigeration as households experience frequent blackouts.

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(1)Iraqi election turnout at least 72% amid attacks

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A Iraqi woman casts her ballot in Iraq's first free elections in over half a century at a polling station in Baghdad on Jan. 30.

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(2)Evacuees from Fallujah stay in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A family stays at a camp in Baghdad for refugees from Fallujah on Nov. 15.

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(1)Evacuees from Fallujah stay in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A volunteer distributes food at a camp in Baghdad for refugees from Fallujah on Nov. 15.

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Refugees from Fallujah arrive in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A mother and child who evacuated from the Iraqi city of Fallujah during a U.S. military assault are seen settled at a clinic in Baghdad on Nov. 14.

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(6)Gov't confirms beheaded body found in Baghdad is Koda's

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bloodstains remain at a site near Haifa Street in Baghdad, Iraq on Oct. 31, where the body of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda was found on Oct. 30.

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Iraqi justice minister escapes car bomb attack

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The debris of a car blown up by a suicide bomber lies in Baghdad on July 17. Witnesses said the bomber drove towards a convoy carrying Justice Minister Malik al-Hassan and detonated his vehicle, but the minister managed to escape the attack.

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Worsening security keeps Shiite pilgrims away from holy town

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Only a small number of Shiite pilgrims visit a holy town in northern Baghdad on June 15 due to the worsening security situation.

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(4)2 Japanese journalists attacked outside Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - This photo taken on May 28 shows a gutted car carrying two Japanese freelance journalists, their driver and interpreter, both Iraqis, which was attacked near Baghdad on May 27. Two bodies believed to be those of the two Japanese were being kept in a hospital near the attack site in Mahmoudiya, about 30 kilometers south of Baghdad. The two are feared killed, local officials and the Japanese government said.

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Attack in Baghdad leaves at least 2 Britons dead

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An explosion destroyed an armored civilian vehicle near an entrance to the ''Green Zone'' compound that serves as headquarters for the U.S.-led coalition in central Baghdad on May 24. Two British civilians reportedly died in what appeared to be a rocket-propelled grenade attack.

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Abu Ghraib prison open to media

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military in Iraq allow media reporters inside the Abu Ghraib prison, west of Baghdad, on May 5.

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Iraqis protest against abuse of prisoners

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hundreds of Iraqis gather outside the Abu Ghraib prison, west of Baghdad, on May 5 to protest against the abuse of prisoners.

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Falluja refugees demonstrate in Baghdad against U.S. forces

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Some 200 refugees from the besieged town of Falluja stage a demonstration in Baghdad on April 21, calling for the U.S. military to stop its offensive in their hometown.

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(1)2 Japanese released at Baghdad mosque

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two Japanese civilians held hostage and released in Baghdad on April 17 -- human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe (L) and freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda -- talk to each other in a photo taken at a Baghdad restaurant on March 25.

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(3)2 Japanese released at Baghdad mosque

BAGHDAD, Iraq - File photo shows Japanese human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe who was released by an armed group in Baghdad on April 17.

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(2)Grenade hits hotel in central Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two journalists report on the grenade attack that struck the Sheraton hotel in Baghdad hotel on March 24.

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American soldiers and bride in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A group of American soldiers on patrol mission in Baghdad look at a bride as they make way for her and her kin Feb. 12. Many wedding ceremonies take place in Iraq on Thursdays that precede a holiday.

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Iraqi children get message of peace from Japan

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A teacher at a Baghdad primary school shows her children one of calligraphies reading ''heiwa (peace)'' sent to them by children of a Japanese primary school on Jan. 5.

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Old Iraqi notes to become invalid on Jan. 16

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A money exchanger is surrounded by citizens in central Baghdad on Dec. 27 who want to exchange old notes bearing the portrait of Saddam Hussein with new ones before the old bills become invalid on Jan. 16.

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(3)Baghdad blast

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A mother sits beside her son who was injured in a bomb explosion in Baghdad on Dec. 17. At least 17 people were killed and several others injured when the bomb explosion near a fuel truck caused a huge ball of fire that enveloped a minibus. The mother said his son was in the minibus when the blast took place.

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Long line of cars seen before filling station

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A long line of cars wait at a Baghdad gas station Dec. 6 due to a lack of gasoline.

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At least 12 killed in blast at Jordanian Embassy in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A vehicle smolders after a massive car bomb explosion outside the Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad on Aug. 7. At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in the blast, believed to have been caused by a bomb planted in a minibus parked outside the embassy compound.

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U.N. vehicles sporting Arabic stickers

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The United Nations office in Baghdad said July 31 it has been putting Arabic-language stickers (shown in photo) on U.N. vehicles since a week ago to clearly identify that the vehicles belong to the world body. It said the sticker is aimed at preventing attacks on U.N. cars by Iraqis.

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Iraqi governing council holds historic 1st meeting

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The 25 members of the interim Iraqi governing council meet the press in a conference hall in Baghdad on July 13 after they held a historic first meeting.

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New statue replaces Hussein's in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A new statue, named ''The Survivors,'' is erected in central Baghdad on May 29 on a pedestal where a giant statue of Saddam Hussein had stood. Hussein's statue was pulled down by U.S. soldiers and Iraqi citizens on April 9, the day the U.S.-led coalition declared the former president no longer controlled Baghdad.

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(2)1st soccer match played in Iraq after war

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi man holds a banner reading ''We want peace as soon as possible'' in a stadium in Baghdad on May 17 as the first soccer match is about to be played since the fall of the Saddam Hussein government in April.

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Newspapers sold on roadside in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A man in the photo taken May 7 looks at a newspaper being sold on a roadside in Baghdad.

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(2)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Photo taken May 7 shows reselling of gasoline on a Baghdad road. Iraq faces a shortage of gasoline in the wake of the U.S.-led war against the country.

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(1)Baghdad zoo looted

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Photo taken May 5 shows a breeder taking care of lions at the Baghdad Zoo. The lions are among 10 birds and animals that survived the Iraq war and subsequent looting. Before the war, the zoo kept 650 birds and animals.

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(2)Class resumes in Baghdad schools

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A boy at an elementary school in southwestern Baghdad removes a portrait of deposed President Saddam Hussein before class resumes after a long break on May 3.

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Aziz's daughter, family members taken to undisclosed location

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military takes the daughter of former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz and several other family members from a Baghdad house to an undisclosed location by bus (in photo) on April 26. Aziz has been detained by U.S.-led coalition forces. Aziz, his daughter and other relatives had been stayed at the home of the parents of his son's wife.

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(3)Ammunition dump blast triggers series of explosions

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A woman and child weep on the outskirts of Baghdad on April 26 after houses were damaged and people killed by rockets ignited when unidentified attackers fired flares into a coalition-controlled ammunition dump near the houses, setting off a series of explosions.

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(1)Ammunition dump blast triggers series of explosions

BAGHDAD, Iraq - People cry on the outskirts of Baghdad on April 26 after houses were destroyed and people were killed by rockets ignited when unidentified attackers fired flares into a coalition-controlled ammunition dump near the houses, setting off a series of explosions.

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(2)Arms dump blast sets off series of explosions

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A man and child stand in front of houses damaged by a missile on April 26 on the outskirts of Baghdad after unidentified attackers fired flares into a coalition-controlled ammunition dump near the houses, setting off a series of explosions.

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(3)Scenes at burial ground outside Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A man grieves after finding his father's body at a burial ground for executed political prisoners on the outskirts of Baghdad on April 25.

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Baghdad market for looted goods flourishing

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A man looks for a buyer of a gun on April 23 at an eastern Baghdad market where numerous looted goods were being sold.

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(3)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A pickup truck loaded with Shiite Muslims in Baghdad heads for the holy city of Karbala on April 21.

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(1)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. soldiers on an armored vehicle play with Iraqi children in Baghdad on April 21.

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(2)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A Baghdad road is jammed by cars on April 21 as security in the capital improves.

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(2)Anti-American rally held in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Participants in an anti-American rally take to the streets in Baghdad on April 21.

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(1)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi citizen hold a placard in Baghdad on April 18, seeking an early release of political prisoners held by deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

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