Lieutenant-Colonel Rod Coffey is leading the Americans’ fight against insurgents in south Baghdad. David Smith asks him to reflect on the US presence in Iraq and how he comes to terms with the deaths of men serving under him
David Smith spent three weeks in al-Hadar, described by the US military as 'al-Qaida's last stronghold in Baghdad', during November 2007. These are images from the daily patrols of the 3rd battalion, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
