US forces have been stepping up efforts to get a grip on Baghdad in the light of criticism about their inability to enforce security and prevent looting. More troops are being deployed to the capital, numbers having risen from 16,000 to 25,000 over the past month. Soldiers have been carrying out patrols, arresting looters and people carrying weapons.
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