sheila mcviccer reports that the militant presence has shifted baghdad. >> this is the city proud l.l.cheld by u.s. military forces nine years ago today. the the islamic state of iraq and lavont, an al-qaeda affiliate waged battle over the weekend. only 60 miles from baghdad, they took control of police stations and set up checkpoints around fallujah and the nearby city of ramadi, ultimately taking over today. >> translator: the revolutionaries of our tribes in fallujah have resolved to punish the tribesmen. we are also determined to shoulder the responsibility of scheme. >> sunni tribesmen have taken up arms against al-qaeda-linked forces as they did when the u.s. was still in iraq in exchange for payment. but after u.s. forces left, sunni shiia conflict intensified. the sunni tribesmen have been in conflict with the shiia led government of nuri al-maliki. the cracky capitol was hit by violence as well. there, a series of deadly bombings took the lives of 20 people on sunday. today, a senior iranian commander pledged military aid to help the iraqi government. the gesture followed a sta