<p>TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) — Dressed in full combat gear, Iraqi troops returned to the streets of Saddam Hussein's hometown Friday — this time patrolling with American soldiers.</p>
<p>After being trained by the 4th Infantry Division, 31 Iraqi Civil Defense Corps militiamen walked side by side, their AK-47 rifles ready, with U.S. soldiers, greeting townsfolk and the occasional shopkeeper.</p>