Men in white haji caps posed as they set light to the palm-thatch roof.

Matthews thinks it's the work of "four or five hajis," but Isaac wonders if it was the work of one man, a superb professional, a super sniper if you will.

Pure Yankee bravado: “I’m chillin’ like a villain,” Isaac tells his Iraqi counterpart, whom he dismissively calls either “bro” or “haji.”

We even bundled up Al- haji’s old shirt and tied a rope around it to make a soccer ball.

The hajis,” he shouted, using battlefield slang for Muslims.