Salah seorang prajurit Irak yang ditemui selama patroli malam mereka kebanyakan tentara Irak berdiam di dalam rumah segera setelah pukul 20:00 mengatakan ia mengkhawatirkan hari pasukan AS ditarik.
One of the few Iraqis the troops met during their night patrol  most stay indoors once the 8pm curfew kicks in  said he feared the day the US forces pulled out.