Baqubah Mayor Abdullah Abu Fatima, performs ribbon-cutting honors during a road re-opening ceremony in West Baqubah, as Iraqi police Ltc. Negim, executive officer Emergency Action Force 1st Battalion, and Mufrak Station chief Col. Abdul Ameer observe, on Sept. 1, 2008. The road re-opening established a renewed confidence in local safety against terrorist activities, while providing an increase in transit options for Baqubah residents after a closure period of more than one and a half years.