Iraqi security forces were placed on high alert and American aircraft —unpiloted reconnaissance drones flying low, and fighter jets roaring high above —crossed the capital.
US soldier walks past cartoon characters Tom and Jerry painted on the wall of a shop during a patrol in southwestern Baghdad's Amil district September 26, 2008.
Police say the gunmen, dressed in Iraqi army uniforms and driving army-type vehicles, broke into the home of the Batta tribal chief on the outskirts of Baghdad early Wednesday.
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