Italian army soldiers patrol an area at

NASIRIYAH, IRAQ: Italian army soldiers patrol an area at the entrance of the military camp where Italian and Romanian troops are based in the town of Nasiriyah south Baghdad 21 September 2006. Iraq took control today of security from Italian and Romanian troops in the largely Shiite southern province of Dhi Qar, paving the way for the coalition forces to head home. The relatively peaceful province is the second of the violence-ravaged country's 18 provinces to be handed over to Iraqi forces by the US-led coalition after the July transfer of power in Al-Muthanna province. AFP PHOTO/ESSAM AL-SUDANI (Photo credit should read ESSAM AL-SUDANI/AFP via Getty Images)