A US helicopter hovers over a smoke stack during an ongoing battle between US and Iraqi armed forces at Haifa Street in central Baghdad, Iraq, July 7, 2004. Street clashes broke out in central Baghdad on Wednesday as insurgents opened fire with their assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades at US troops and Iraqi security forces here on Wednesday, as Iraq's interim government announced later a new security law that gives it more powers to help contain spiraling insurgency in the country.
Two Iraqi boys run to hide themselves during an ongoing battle between US and Iraqi armed forces at Haifa Street in central Baghdad, Iraq, July 7, 2004. Street clashes broke out in central Baghdad on Wednesday as insurgents opened fire with their assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades at US troops and Iraqi security forces here on Wednesday, as Iraq's interim government announced later a new security law that gives it more powers to help contain spiraling insurgency in the country.