Iraqi special operations instructors (pictured in green shirts) train Iraqi special operations students to react to contact as part of a training exercise Jan. 28, 2006, near Baghdad, Iraq. With assistance from the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula, the Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade has been increasingly taking the lead in conducting both training and real-world special operations throughout the country. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Earnest A. Christian) (RELEASED)