Local sheikhs or tribal leaders from Karmah, Iraq, held a meeting with Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, Aug. 20 at the Iraqi Army Base located in the city. These local meetings were halted for almost two months because of a suicide vest attack that killed several local leaders and three Marines. (Official Marine Corps photo by 1st Lieutenant Andrew W. Duncan) - Local sheikhs or tribal leaders from Karmah, Iraq, held a meeting with Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, Aug. 20 at the Iraqi Army Base located in the city. These local meetings were halted for almost two months because of a suicide vest attack that killed several local leaders and three Marines. (Official Marine Corps photo by 1st Lieutenant Andrew W. Duncan)