Iraqi army soldiers assigned to 1st Company, 2nd Battalion, 37th Brigade, 9th Infantry Division conduct a patrol in a Al Karradhah district Dec 31, 2008 in eastern Baghdad. IA soldiers were assisted in the counter-improvised explosive device operation by Paratroopers assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad. Under the security agreement Iraqi security forces will now oversee all military operations in Iraq.