Detail of M80 ammunition belt, of M60 7.62mm machine gun, the preferred combat ammunition mix for the M60 used by US troops in Iraq, is seen at an observation tower on the roof of the offices of the Civil Military Information Center (CMIC), in downtown Tikrit. US forces killed 46 attackers and wounded at least 18 others who tried to strike military convoys in Samarra, north of Iraq, a spokesman for the 4th Infantry Division said.(AFP/Mauricio Lima)





An Iraqi girl covers her face as U.S. army soldiers search for insurgents in the center of Baghdad, Saturday, Nov 29 2003. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)