Iraq's 'Milestone' Day Marred by Fatal Blast Against the backdrop of continuing violence, Baghdad residents marked the U.S. pullback with a military parade, and a few took to the streets to honk their car horns and wave flags. However, many people stayed home on a day made gloomy by a light sandstorm, and a car bomb that killed at least 34 people in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
(Iraqis in Baghdad celebrate with fireworks and music as Iraqi forces prepare to take over security in urban centers. -By Khalid Mohammed/AP)