An Iraqi policeman checks the passport of a Shi'ite passenger riding a bus going to Syria, at a checkpoint along a highway in Falluja

 
An Iraqi policeman checks the passport of a Shi
An Iraqi policeman checks the passport of a Shi'ite passenger riding a bus going to Syria, at a checkpoint along a highway in Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad, August 18, 2007. A group of tribal leaders called al-Anbar Salvation council said Shi'ites can now travel safely on the highway of al-Anbar province, which used to be one of the most dangerous roads for Shi'ites travelling to Jordan and Syria. Picture taken August 18, 2007. REUTERS/Mohanned Faisal (IRAQ)