Iraqi, U.S. forces search for extremists in Mosul. U.S. Army Maj. Jason Carter, executive officer of Task Force Spear, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, accompanies Iraqi Army Col. Mahmoud Mansour Mardood, commander, 1st Battalion, 6th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, during a partnered cordon and search mission in western Mosul, Jan. 19, 2011. Soldiers of 6th Bde., 3rd IA Div., partnered with Task Force Spear's Stability Transition Team to search the area for insurgent activity after receiving information from residents in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)