U.S. troops with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment direct curious children away from an American patrol near Muqdadiyah, Iraq. The soldiers are part of Operation Iron Harvest, which is meant to kill or capture al Qaida fighters who fled to rural areas of Diyala province after the U.S. troop surge in Baghdad and Baqubah last year. Jan. 23, 2008. DREW BROWN/STARS AND STRIPES