THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Patrol in Mosul

An Iraqi police officer clears an abandoned parking lot during a cordon and search mission in the Al Siha District of Mosul, Iraq, May 14. Iraqi police ensures the security of the Iraqi population by clearing and disrupting insurgent activity and showing a presence in neighborhoods throughout the city of Mosul. (Photo by Senior Airman Kamaile Chan, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

Iraqi police officers stand guard during a cordon and search mission in the Al Siha District of Mosul, Iraq, May 14. Iraqi police ensures the security of the Iraqi population by clearing and disrupting insurgent activity and showing a presence in neighborhoods throughout the city of Mosul. (Photo by Senior Airman Kamaile Chan, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An Iraqi police officer writes through an insurgent's effort to promote propaganda on a school wall, during a cordon and search mission in the Al Siha District of Mosul, Iraq, May 14. Iraqi police ensures the security of the Iraqi population by clearing and disrupting insurgent activity and showing a presence in neighborhoods throughout the city of Mosul. (Photo by Senior Airman Kamaile Chan, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Smith, a native of Fort Wayne, Ind., with 25th Infantry Division, Canine Section, and his military working dog Blacky greet a young Iraqi boy during a cordon and search mission in the Al Siha District of Mosul, Iraq, May 14. (Photo by Senior Airman Kamaile Chan, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

Iraqi police officers take a break to play with the young Iraqi children during a cordon and search mission in the Al Siha District of Mosul, Iraq, May 14. Iraqi police ensures the security of the Iraqi population by clearing and disrupting insurgent activity and showing a presence in neighborhoods throughout the city of Mosul. (Photo by Senior Airman Kamaile Chan, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An Iraqi boy peeks out of a doorway in the Al Siha District of Mosul, Iraq, May 14. (Photo by Senior Airman Kamaile Chan, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Smith, a native of Fort Wayne, Ind., with the 25th Infantry Division, Canine Section, provides water to his military working dog, Blacky, during a cordon and search mission in the Al Siha District of Mosul, Iraq, May 14. (Photo by Senior Airman Kamaile Chan, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)

An Iraqi police officer takes a break during a cordon and search mission in the Al Siha District of Mosul, Iraq, May 14. Iraqi police ensures the security of the Iraqi population by clearing and disrupting insurgent activity and showing a presence in neighborhoods throughout the city of Mosul. (Photo by Senior Airman Kamaile Chan, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.)