US-Iraqi Troops Set Up Anti Al Qaeda Militias

DULIM, IRAQ -- JANUARY 16: US Army Capt. Dustin Heumphreus from Austin, TX., of Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, speaks with his commanders on the radio to request more time for his soldiers to set up a US-funded Concerned Local Citizens (CLCs) Sunni militia to defend against Al Qaeda militants in the Diyala River village of Dulim, 20 miles northeast of Baghdad, on January 16, 2008. The joint US-Iraqi effort is part of a broader offensive called "Operation Phantom Phoenix", but this frontline town had been affected by doubts among locals who were iintimidated by recent threats and killings in this Al Qaeda in Iraq stronghold. (Photo by Scott Peterson / Getty Images)