Security Crackdown Launches in Baghdad

Feb 14, 11:10 AM (ET) | By BUSHRA JUHI

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The Iraqi government formally launched a long-awaited security crackdown in Baghdad on Wednesday, with U.S. and Iraqi troops stepping up patrols, setting up new checkpoints and randomly searching cars to stop the violence in the capital. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said the sweep, code-named Operation Imposing Law, would target those "who want to continue with rebellion."