Karbala, Iraq: Coming under heavy rocket and sniper fire, a soldier from Black Sheep platoon, 1-36 Infantry, 1st A.D., fires on militia positions outside the Mukaiyam Mosque, which was an enemy arms cache. Fighting in Karbala had continued unabated for close to a week at this point, and American patrols were beginning to probe close to the mosque area, which was heavily defended.