Remaining US Troops In Iraq Patrol Restive Babil Province

ISKANDARIYA, IRAQ - JULY 17: Due to security concerns over rocket attacks, a soldier walks through a darkened base Kalsu on July 17, 2011 in Iskandariya, Babil Province, Iraq. As the deadline for the departure of the remaining American forces in Iraq approaches, Iraqi politicians have been increasingly pressured to meet in order to give a final decision about extending the U.S. troops' presence beyond the end of the 2011 deadline. Violence against foreign troops has recently picked-up with June being the worst month in combat-related deaths for the military in Iraq in more than two years. Currently about 46,000 U.S. soldiers remain in Iraq. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)